The Central Electoral Board announced yesterday that the
\nnext election scheduled for May of 2004 will cost RD$1.4 billion pesos. This is
\nthe JCE budget alone, and does not include the funds given to the political
\nparties by the Electoral Law, or the funds the political parties will raise on
\ntheir own. At the same time, Nelson G?mez, the president of the Administrative
\nChamber of the board, said that the timetable for the election was going
\naccording to plan. The budget included RD$550 million pesos for normal
\noperational expenses, RD$327 million for organizing the elections, RD$90 million
\nfor the computer system and RD$120 million for advertising.
\nG?mez also told reporters that Santiago Murray of the Organization of American
\nStates Unit for the Promotion of Democracy will lead a small delegation of
\nelectoral judges that will meet with the political parties. One of the points on
\nthe agenda will be to request the party?s approval for a test run of electronic
\nvoting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Central Electoral Board announced yesterday that the next election scheduled for May of 2004 will cost RD$1.4 billion pesos. This is the JCE budget alone, and does not include the funds given to the political parties by the Electoral Law, or the funds the political parties will raise on their own. At the same … <\/p>\n