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The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico to elect the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico were held on November 5, 2024. The election of the Resident Commissioner was held concurrently with the larger 2024 United States House of Representatives elections, the 2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, and other U.S. federal and Puerto Rican general election races.
The 2024 Puerto Rico House of Representative election were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the members of the 32nd House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the governor, the Resident Commissioner, the Senate, and the mayors of the 78 municipalities. The winners were elected to a four-year term from January 3 ...
On November 5, 2024, Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum alongside the 2024 Puerto Rican general election and the 2024 United States elections. This was the seventh referendum held on the long-standing, ongoing debate about the political status of Puerto Rico, with the previous one having taken place in 2020.
On December 25, 2024, the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) filed a lawsuit against the State Election Commission (SEC) for failing to provide information requested by several journalists on election day. [24] Final certifications are due on December 26, 2024, by the Puerto Rico State Commission (CEE). [25]
The 2024 Puerto Rican municipal election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayors of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor, the Resident Commissioner, the Senate, the House of Representatives, a Status referendum and a Presidential straw poll. [1]
Elections in Puerto Rico are guaranteed by Article Six of the Constitution of Puerto Rico [1] and the Electoral Code of Puerto Rico for the 21st Century Act. [2] All processes are overseen and managed in whole by the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission; an autonomous agency of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico. [2]
This article lists political parties in Puerto Rico.. Puerto Rico has a 'first past the post' electoral system, in which a voter can vote by party, by candidate or both.To qualify as an official political party (and thus be able to appear on the printed state electoral ballot), a party must meet the criteria set forth by the Puerto Rico Electoral Law.
In July 2024, Governor Pedro Pierluisi called a referendum on the status of Puerto Rico in November 2024, and for the first time the island's current status as a U.S. territory will not be an option during the non-binding referendum. The executive order follows the U.S. House of Representatives' 2022 approval of a bill to help Puerto Rico move ...