The Central Electoral Board (JCE) signed an agreement on 12 January 2021 with the Organization of American States (OAS) to promote the quality of electoral processes organized by the JCE in accordance with the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
The new chair of the JCE, Román Jáquez, stressed that the initiative will allow working under the electoral standard ISO 54001, which complies with a series of international standards to carry out transparent electoral processes. “We are sure that this agreement will strengthen electoral integrity, democracy, institutions and ultimately the electoral system of the Dominican Republic,” said Jáquez.
For his part, the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, recalled the joint work carried out both in the field of electoral observation and technical cooperation in the country, highlighting the link between the recommendations presented by the OAS Electoral Observation Missions and the content of the new agreement. “We are pleased that technical cooperation mechanisms are being established to carry out a diagnosis and analysis related to ISO standards regarding electoral technology, information security and the quality of electoral processes in general,” said Secretary General Almagro, who congratulated the Board for its “willingness to join efforts that contribute to institutional strengthening.”
The signing ceremony was held at the OAS headquarters in Washington, DC, in the presence of Dominican ambassador to the USA, Sonia Guzmán and Dominican ambassador to the OAS, Josué Fiallo, among other authorities.
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14 January 2021