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| Junta Central Electoral JCE | |
 Logo of the JCE | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 12, 1923 |
| Headquarters | Flag Square,Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic |
| Motto | Committed to the truth (Comprometidos con la verdad) |
| Employees | 7.400 (2022) |
| Annual budget | RD$ 5,511,291,957 (2022) |
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TheCentral Electoral Board (Spanish:Junta Central Electoral,JCE) of theDominican Republic is a special body of the government of the Dominican Republic responsible for ensuring a democratic and impartial electoral process, and also administer thecivil registry, themarital status of all Dominican citizens. It was created in the year1923 as part of the negotiations to end thefirst US intervention, and currently its functions are to organize the presidential, congress and of overseas deputies held on the third Sunday of May of each leap year, and municipal elections held on the third Sunday of February of each leap year.[1]
Although there is not much historical material about the Central Electoral Board, it is known that it was created onApril 12 of1923 through Law No. 3413, and was incorporated into theDominican Constitution with article 82 of the 1924 reform. It is currently regulated by article 212 of the 2015 Constitution. It is responsible for organizing the elections of the President of the Republic, senators, Deputies, municipal mayors, the directors of the Municipal Boards and the councilors.[2]
It is also responsible for registering, saving and managing the data of all Dominicans since birth, granting various documents to prove the identification of nationals and citizens. Some of these documents are: