The BCEN will sit this Tuesday

This Tuesday the Office of the National Electoral Litigation (BCEN) will sit with the same composition as in the review of candidacies for the legislative. To rule on the case of challenge against the presidential candidates. According to the electoral consultant Ricardo Augustin "This is the same BCNE composition that decided on legislative candidates who will hear the 11 cases of appeal. The draw for distributing files to different sections of the BCEN took place on Tuesday in the morning."

Nearly 41,000 pre-registered candidates for the municipal and local elections

Monday, Philippe Augustin Director of the Electoral Register indicated that about 41,000 candidates for municipal and local elections were pre-registration online: 5,594 aspiring mayors, 5,598 aspiring city delegates, 13,208 aspiring for a position in Boards of Communal Sections (CASEC) and 17,073 candidates for a position in Administration of Communal Sections (ASEC) "Only 24.729 of these candidates were able to date to deposit their documents to the different BEC of country," said Philippe Augustin.

Models of ballots being finalized

Philippe Augustin, the Director of the Electoral Register informs that the preparation of models of ballot papers (for the elections) is being finalized and that the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has already placed orders for electoral kits for $4 millions.

Deadline tonight at midnight

The Provisional Electoral Council informs the population in general, political parties, political groups and candidates in particular, that difficulties related to internet service providers have prevented candidates to file their records in some BEC of the country. Accordingly, an extension of 48 hours ending Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at midnight, is given to candidates to complete this formality [Monday 42% of pre registered candidates had not yet deposited their documents.] https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14052-haiti-elections-second-extension-of-the-registration-deadline.html

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