| Central Electoral Board | |
| Native Name: | Junta Central Electoral |
| Native Name A: | JCE |
| Formed: | April 12, 1923 |
| Headquarters: | Flag Square, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Motto: | Committed to the truth (Comprometidos con la verdad) |
| Employees: | 7.400 (2022) |
| Budget: | RD$ 5,511,291,957 (2022) |
| Minister1 Name: | Román Andrés Jáquez Liranzo |
| Minister1 Pfo: | President |
| Minister2 Name: | Rafael Armando Vallejo Santelises |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Vice President |
| Minister3 Name: | Dolores Altagracia Fernández Sánchez |
| Minister3 Pfo: | General Secretary |
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| Keydocument1: | Law No. 3413, Constitution of the Dominican Republic |
The Central Electoral Board (Spanish: Junta Central Electoral, JCE) of the Dominican Republic is a special body of the government of the Dominican Republic responsible for ensuring a democratic and impartial electoral process, and also administer the civil registry, the marital status of all Dominican citizens. It was created in the year 1923 as part of the negotiations to end the first 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 on April 12 of 1923 through Law No. 3413, and was incorporated into the Dominican 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: