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In 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act. It did not pass the United States Senate. [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 referendum. [3] [4]
The bottom line is that Puerto Ricans serve in the U.S. military, they deserve at least the option of statehood.” Puerto Ricans will hold a nonbinding referendum on Puerto Rico’s status Nov. 5 ...
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, whose super PAC has flooded more than $75 million into the campaign, was among the cast of speakers. Musk told the crowd to vote early and that he wants to see ...
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 residents do not participate in the Presidential elections because Puerto Rico does not have any electoral votes, but individual Puerto Ricans do have the right to vote when residing in a U.S. state or the District of Columbia. If Puerto Rico were to become a state, they would gain the ability to vote in Presidential elections. [29]
The PRSA is a federal bill that would finally offer Puerto Ricans a choice among their non-colonial options—statehood, independence, and free association under international law—and provide ...
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.
The Puerto Rico Commonwealth Bill quickly followed suit, which paved the way for a Puerto Rican constitution, however this was met with fierce opposition from Puerto Rican nationalists, two of whom eventually tried to assassinate President Truman. A subsequent referendum in 1951 approved commonwealth status for Puerto Rico, and in 1952 a new ...