SANTO DOMINGO.- The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is prepared to organize and stage the May 16, 2010, congressional and municipal elections, the  most complex balloting process ever, in which the country’s nearly 6 million voters will chose around 3,391 city officials and lawmakers.

Adding to the electoral process’ complexity of choosing senators, deputies, mayors and city council members is the selection of a director and three members of the 229 municipal districts.

Other modalities include the election of 22 members of the Latin American Parliament (Parlacen) and seven deputies representing Dominicans abroad.

On the list of officials who’ll be chosen in the 2010 elections figure: 963 members of city councils and their substitutes;155 mayors and their vice mayors; 229 municipal district directors and three members (New); 178 deputies; 32 senators; 22 deputies  of the Latin American Parliament, Parlacen and 7 overseas deputies, (the latter two expected to be approved in the constitutional reform).