Electoral Commission now says is ready to introduce ID cards; verify ID of voters & sanitize the voters list

​The Electoral Commission now says it has the infrastructure for introducing ID cards; for the effective verification of the identity of voters, and consequently, and for the sanitization of the list of electors.
 
An Officials release from the commission stated that Government has approved an amount of EC$6,130,350, for purchasing equipment, hiring and training personnel to implement the ID card system, and also to provide other equipment and staff necessary to aid the process.
 
The Commission’s release went on to say that, it has begun the process of recruiting about 15 young persons who, subject to the passage of the enabling legislation, will be engaged as enrolment officers who will assist in enrolling new electors, and confirming those registered electors who are eligible to remain on the electors list, in accordance with the law.
 
The release states further, that the Electoral Office has in the last several months, worked closely with the Legal Affairs Department, in ensuring that proposed revisions to the House of Assembly Elections Act, the Registration of Elections Act and accompanying Regulations, are effective in introducing adequate procedures, for implementing the identification system and the identification cards.
 
Meanwhile, the Commission has appointed Pearl Fontaine-Butler, as its new Press/Public Education Officer. This appointment comes as the Commission prepares to commence its public education campaign, to inform the Dominican public about the proposed national identification system, and the manner in which its introduction is expected to enhance the electoral process, and consequently, democracy in the Commonwealth of Dominica.