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Delimitación de distritos

República Dominicana República Dominicana

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
PreguntaAre constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Sí
Respuestas For electoral purposes, the political and administrative division of the country (thirty provinces and the national district) is used, where each province is a single constituency with a variable amount of seats. The constituencies must have 50,000 inhabitants or a fraction above 25,000, assuring at least two seats per province.
Fuente Constitución: “Constitución de la República Dominicana (2015)”, art. 81. http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/DO/republica-dominicana-constitucion-politica-2015/ (2020) Ley Electoral “Ley Orgánica de Régimen Electoral No. 15-19, art. 103-105 http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/DO/republica-dominicana-ley-organica-de-regimen/ (2019)
Verificado 2020/02/04
BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
PreguntaOn what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Respuestas a. "Equality" of population
d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
Respuestas For legislative elections, the constituencies should have 50,000 inhabitants or fractions of not less than 25,000, and can be extended to more than one municipality, always ensuring that the province has no less than two (2) Members of Congress. In the provinces or municipalities where it is not necessary or possible to establish these demographic territorial subdivisions, the deputies and councilors shall be elected from their entire territory.
Fuente Resolución No. 01/2018 https://jce.gob.do/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=10600 (2020).
Verificado 2020/02/04
BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
PreguntaThe body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Respuestas e. Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Respuestas The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is the body responsible for drawing the electoral districts.
Fuente Ley Electoral “Ley Orgánica de Régimen Electoral No. 15-19, art. 104 y 105 http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/DO/republica-dominicana-ley-organica-de-regimen/ (2019)
Verificado 2020/02/04
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