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Latin American digital ID reforms

Overview

Mexico’s Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT) has fully implemented the Llave MX platform for all federal vehicle‑control and driver‑license transactions. Starting in June, users create a single digital profile (username, password, CURP, email and mobile) and access services via the DGAF microsite or gob.mx, a move aimed at speeding procedures and reducing third‑party interference in coordination with the Agency for Digital Transformation. In the Dominican Republic, the Junta Central Electoral (JCE) is accelerating its nationwide biometric ID‑electoral card renewal. Weekend service now includes Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays with no birth‑month limits, and the restriction for citizens aged 70 + has been removed. Thirty‑eight new cedulation sites have opened (e.g., Bayaguana, Cabrera, Constanza, Jarabacoa, Miches, Nizao, Sosúa, Tamboril, Villa Altagracia, Yamasá). A special three‑day operation in Pedro Corto (3‑5 July) issued 1,152 new cards, and by 12 July the programme had delivered 2 million cards in its first 90 days, with a gender‑balanced distribution and the highest volumes in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional and Santiago; overseas renewals are led by the United States. The JCE defended the official coat of arms on the card, confirming it complies with Dominican law and countering misinformation, while also stating that electoral‑survey regulations remain in force and announcing an appeal of a U.S. court judgment. Diaspora members in New York City praised the clarification. From 1 August, Extended Service Centers will operate daily 08:00‑00:00, eliminating overnight shifts, and municipalities with ≤75,000 inhabitants may renew regardless of birth month, with new sites such as Cuesta Colorada and Las Carreras added. The JCE later detailed that ten municipalities—including Barahona, Herrera, Distrito Nacional, La Romana, La Vega, Las Américas, San Cristóbal, San Francisco de Macorís, San Pedro de Macorís and Santiago—will follow the same schedule, while larger cities remain excluded from the birth‑month exemption.

Entities

Dominican Republic · Junta Central Electoral (JCE) · Junta Central Electoral · Román Andrés Jáquez Liranzo · Foro Permanente de Partidos Políticos de la República Dominicana

Timeline

  1. 8 days ago

    [POLITICS] 9 sources
    Dominican Republic JCE Extends Party Registration; MICM Holds Ruta Mipymes in San Pedro

    Dominican JCE extends party‑member registration by 30 days; PQDC files updated roll on time. MICM runs a free Ruta Mipymes in San Pedro de Macorís (Aug 7‑9) to boost local SMEs.

  2. 16 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Dominican Republic expands ID card service hours and widens renewal eligibility

    Dominican Republic's JCE will run ID‑card centers 8 a.m.–midnight daily from Aug 1 and let residents of small municipalities renew cards regardless of birth month, adding new sites in Santiago.

  3. 18 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Dominican JCE Sets Deadlines for Party Registrations and ID Renewal

    Dominican Republic's JCE set an Aug 3 2026 deadline for party affiliate registers and outlined a nationwide ID card renewal finishing Mar 31 2027, urging citizens to update their documents.

  4. 21 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Dominican JCE President Affirms Official Shield on New ID, NYC Residents Applaud

    JCE head Román Jáquez Liranzo confirmed the official shield on the new Dominican ID, earning praise from Dominicans in NYC who stressed the design follows law and urged verification of information.

  5. 29 days ago

    [POLITICS] 9 sources
    Dominican Republic Electoral Authority Defends ID Card Emblem, Upholds Survey Rules and Appeals US Court Ruling

    Dominican JCE says the new ID card’s coat of arms is legally certified, confirms election‑survey rules remain in force, will appeal a US court judgment over unpaid services, and reports the ID card rollout is a

  6. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 9 sources
    Dominican Republic's JCE issues 2 million new ID cards in 90 days

    Dominican Republic's JCE issued 2 million new ID cards in 90 days, reaching a total of 2,001,006, with nationwide and overseas stats and a push for timely renewal.

  7. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    JCE provides new IDs to over 1,100 residents in Pedro Corto, Dominican Republic

    JCE’s special three‑day cedulation in Pedro Corto (3‑5 July 2026) issued new IDs to 1,152 residents, with mobile and transport aid for the disabled, highlighting the board’s decentralisation push.

  8. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 10 sources
    Dominican Republic JCE expands weekend ID renewal, drops birth‑month limits

    Dominican Republic's JCE now permits weekend and holiday ID renewal without month‑of‑birth limits and lifts restrictions for citizens 70+, adding 38 new centers.

  9. 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    Mexico's SICT rolls out Llave MX platform for all vehicle and driver‑license procedures

    Mexico's SICT launches the Llave MX digital platform, consolidating all federal vehicle‑control and driver‑license transactions into a single online account, aiming to cut bureaucracy and improve service.

Sources

agroemcampo.ig.com.br · almomento.net · armariolibre.com.do · bavaronews.com · d.newswise.com · deultimominuto.net · diariodigital.com.do · diariolibre.com · diariosocialrd.com · elatlantico.do · eldia.com.do · eljaya.com · elnuevodiario.com.do · elpregonerord.com · elradar.mx · elsoldesantiago.com · elveedordigital.com · enlacedigital.com.do · ensegundos.do · fcbfotos.blogs.sapo.pt · forestgrovenewstimes.com · hoy.com.do · indicadorautomotriz.com.mx · institutoecofaxina.org.br · istat.it · jornadabc.mx · lan103fm.com · loultimodigital.com · m.n.com.do · n.com.do · nyfights.com · paginaextra.com · pasoapaso.com.do · pixel.big.dk · porelojodelacerradura.com.do · precision.com.do · primicias.com.do · puntacanahits.com · reddenoticias.online · robertocavada.com · sabanetasr.com · siamevent.com · traslashuellasdigital.com.do · vigilanteinformativo.com

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