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This was the seventh status referendum held in Puerto Rico amidst the long running debate over the island's political status. Puerto Rican voters were presented with three choices regarding the political status of Puerto Rico: statehood, independence, and free association.
A referendum of the status of Puerto Rico was held on November 3, 2020, concurrently with the general election. The Referendum was announced by Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced on May 16, 2020. This was the sixth referendum held on the status of Puerto Rico, with the previous one having taken place in 2017.
[1] [2] The fifth plebiscite was held on June 11, 2017, With a voter turnout of 23%, it had the lowest turnout of any status referendum held in Puerto Rico. The independence option was linked to the Commonwealth option, obtaining 1.50%. A sixth referendum was held on November 3, 2020, with 52.52% voting to being a state.
Meanwhile, leaders of the Puerto Rican Independence Party have gone to court to challenge the referendum. The island’s Supreme Court issued a resolution last week stating it would hear the case.
When Puerto Ricans go to the polls, they can express their choice for several status options for the island The Catch-22 of Puerto Rico's Status Referendum Skip to main content
The House passed a bill Thursday that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence, in a last-ditch effort that ...
The 2017 Puerto Rican status referendum offered only two options: Statehood and Independence/Free Association. A majority vote for the latter would have resulted in a second vote to determine the preference: full independence as a nation or associated free state status with independence but with a "free and voluntary political association ...
Puerto Rico will hold a referendum on Nov. 5 to determine whether the island should become a U.S. state, a new form of self-government, or remain a territory, with the result potentially impacting ...