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Puerto Rican voters were presented with three choices regarding the political status of Puerto Rico: statehood, independence, and free association. This was the first time that maintaining the island's current status as a United States territory was not an option.
Former Senator and Presidential Candidate, Bob Dole, strongly supported a vote Puerto Rico statehood. [97] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been in favor of Puerto Rican statehood, and also helped co-sponsor the 2018 Puerto Rican Admission Act. [98] A poll of over 7,200 in 2024, found that nearly 60% of Americans support Statehood for Puerto ...
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 ...
This Nov. 5, Puerto Ricans will have a non-binding vote on statehood – all Hispanic Americans should enthusiastically support the island’s fight for equality. The impact of Puerto Ricans in ...
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 ...
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 ...
On October 16, 2024, the Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow appointed the Chief of the Financial Fraud and Corruption Section, Assistant United States Attorney Seth Erbe, to oversee elections, the appointed attorney, handles complaints regarding voting rights, threats of violence ...
The will of the Puerto Rican people in any status referendum should be considered as Congress follows through on any desired change in status for Puerto Rico, including statehood." [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Trump won the election in 2016, and was U.S. President from 2017 to 2021, and won the election again 2024.