16 May 2008 Election Day reports

[Dolores]

This thread is opened for live reports on happenings on the Friday, 16 May election day.

[Hillbilly]

Mrs HB and five lady friends had voted in tranquil ambiance by 7:00 a.m.

All quiet in this part of Santiago de los Caballeros.

HB

[KaliEyes]

Canadian here...would love to have detailed descriptions of what the atmosphere is like in the DR today due to the election! The DR, from what I've been told, spends a lot of time being 'quiet' and then I was also told there are a lot of parties too....anyone want to elaborate further - would love to be able to envision this clearly.

[Matilda]

Mr Matilda was out all night rounding up supporters and taking them to Night clubs. The clubs are used as a sort of holding pen!!! Not a disco. They do this as it is very common for the opposition party to pay 1000-2000 RD$ to borrow someones cedula so they are unable to vote fot the one party and then it get used to vote for the opposition! Therefore they get the people off the street so they are not tempted to sell! In the clubs they serve ginger tea as there is no alcohol. This keeps out the cold (!!) and also keeps people awake till 4am when they are taken to join the queue at the voting station.

Voting has been steady here today and no trouble at all.

Matilda

[Lambada]

Looks like no ginger tea in Cristo Rey
http://www.elcaribecdn.com/articulo_...449&Seccion=63

[RHM]

I just returned from a long walk around Gazcue. All is quiet.

I stopped by the voting station located at the Public Maternal Hospital across from Plaza de la Cultura. Lots of people moving around (including both Purple and White observers). But all is quiet.

As we get closer to the results the tension will likely kick up a notch.

Which website to you think will have the quickest results? JCE? or other online media? Anyone???

RHM

[Theforceinme]

I really don't understand why ppl care so much about quick results. They could take a month for all I care, so long as they count it right.

Voting around my area is quiet... all quiet...

[cdiaz18]

Good afternoon.
I'm watching some of the Dominican channels via the Internet and they are mainly talking about the top political figures that have already voted.
According to the JCE we won get any official word on anything until at least 9pm.
They urged all the political parties to not proclaim victory until it is pronounced by the JCE.
So be patient because we may be waiting until the end of the night for results.

[MaCabrera]

I just hope that the idiots in each party who think they have to pull out a gun to debate in favor of their candidate go home and stfu.

[cdiaz18]

Does anyone have any opinions on the participating parties?
I'm for a better Dominican Republic, and the PRD.