2024 Puerto Rican status referendum
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A non-binding referendum will be held in Puerto Rico on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 Puerto Rican general election and the 2024 United States elections.
Background
[edit]In the 2020 Puerto Rican status referendum the option to pursue statehood won the referendum 52.52%–47.48%.[1]
In 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act.[2]
In August 2024, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court dismissed the July 2024 petition by the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) asking the State Election Commission (CEE) to halt the status plebiscite.[3][4]
Campaign
[edit]New Progressive Party (PNP) gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Gonzalez Colon called a blank vote a "wasted vote" emphasizing the importance of the vote.[5] The pro-statehood Republican Party of Puerto Rico supports the referendum.[6]
The Popular Democratic Party called for a blank vote for not including Commonwealth or the current system.[7] Gubernatorial candidate of Proyecto Dignidad Javier Jiménez announced that he will not vote but granted their members free vote.[8] Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana called to "damage" their referendum and presidential ballots and their resident commissioner candidate Ana Irma Rivera Lassén announced that she will write "Get out LUMA" on both.[9] The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) denounced the referendum as "unconstitutional and illegal" and "a desperate act by the PNP leadership".[10]
Question
[edit]The referendum will feature three choices in the following order: independence with free association; statehood and independence.[11] It will be the first time the island’s current status as a U.S. territory will not be an option.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Plebiscito Resulatados Isal" [Island Plesbiscite Results]. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones [Puerto Rico State Commission on Elections] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ Kohli, Anisha (2022-12-17). "Puerto Rico Independence Bill Passes in the House". TIME. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Supremo le dice que no a petición del PIP para detener impresión de papeletas". Metro.pr (in Spanish). 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Tribunal Supremo desestima demanda del PIP para invalidar el plebiscito criollo". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Diaz Tirado, Adriana (2024-07-04). ""Una papeleta en blanco es un voto perdido": Jenniffer González defiende el plebiscito "criollo" en ceremonia del 4 de julio". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Delgado, José A. (2024-07-16). "Republicanos de la isla harían campaña por Donald Trump si se mantiene la votación presidencial simbólica de Puerto Rico". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Acevedo Irizarry, Marielis (2024-07-27). "Partido Demócrata en Puerto Rico hará campaña para que boricuas voten por Kamala Harris en cuarta papeleta el 5 de noviembre". El Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Javier Jiménez no votará en el nuevo plebiscito". NotiCel (in Spanish). 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Decisión 2024: MVC insta a "dañar" la papeleta del plebiscito y la de presidencia". WAPA-TV (in Spanish). 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Al Tribunal Supremo el PIP para impugnar plebiscito". Microjuris (in Spanish). 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ "Puerto Rico finalizes details of upcoming referendum on political status amid criticism over cost". AP News. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Puerto Rico will include status plebiscite in November's general elections". AP News. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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