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The Puerto Rican flag is seen outside the Governor's residence as Puerto Ricans vote in the general election in San Juan on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit - Alejandro Granadillo—Anadolu Agency via Getty ...
This Nov. 5, Puerto Ricans will have a non-binding vote on statehood | Opinion
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 ...
In 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act. It did not pass the United States Senate. [6] 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 referendum. [7] [8]
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi of the pro-statehood Progressive New Party had announced on July 1 that he would hold a referendum and has defended his decision.
Language from the 2016 Republican platform supporting Puerto Rico's ability to seek statehood is removed from the 2024 Republican platform document. [12] [13] This is the first time since 1972 that a Republican government program does not include text expressing its intention to promote statehood for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. [14]
The referendum was non-binding, since the power to grant statehood lies with the U.S. Congress rather than Puerto Rico. If Puerto Rico became a state, it would be expected to have two senators, four House representatives, and six electoral college votes. [42] On March 3, 2021, Congressman Darren Soto and Commissioner González-Colón introduced ...
Supporters of changing Puerto Rico’s territorial status are turning to the Senate to keep a compromise bill alive as rapidly shifting political dynamics threaten to bury the proposal for a ...