Opposition Senator Delbert Paris disclosed that he has written to the chairman of the Electoral Commission calling for the immediate revocation of Statutory Rule and order number 39 of 2025, to protect citizens right to vote.
Paris says this new regulation confines acceptable ID to a passport, driver’s license or social security card, effectively denying thousands of Dominican citizens of their constitutional right to vote.
Senator Paris stated that many elderly citizens and persons of limited means who are required to confirm their registration to remain on the voters list do not possess these forms of ID.
The opposition Senator said under the Regulation of Electors act 2025, before the introduction of this particular SRO, citizens could register or confirm their registration using a birth certificate, an affidavit of identity, and a passport size photograph certified by a Justice of the Peace or Notary Public.
He noted that the system was fair, inclusive and consistent with the spirit of universal adult suffrage guaranteed by the Constitution.
He called on the commission to act without delay to revoke SRO no 39 of 2025 and to restore the previous, accessible Identification procedures.
The process of voter confirmation began on October 15, 2025.
