Created by the 2010 Constitution to separate the adjudication of electoral disputes from their administration, which remains with the Junta Central Electoral. It is the final authority on electoral litigation, including bitterly contested disputes over party primaries.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- specialised
- Court type
- Electoral court
- Jurisdiction
- Contentious electoral disputes, disputes internal to political parties, and challenges to candidacies and results.
- Seat
- Santo Domingo
- Established
- 2011
- Composition
- Five judges, including a President, serving four-year terms.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the Consejo Nacional de la Magistratura.
- Languages
- Spanish
Where an appeal goes next
Its decisions are final, though constitutional review by the Tribunal Constitucional is possible in narrow circumstances.
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