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A referendum on the status of the island was held in Puerto Rico on July 23, 1967. [35] Voters were given the choice between being a Commonwealth, statehood or independence. The majority of voters voted for Commonwealth status while around 40% showed support for joining as a state, with a voter turnout of 65.9%. [36] [37]
In 1967, the Legislative Assembly tested the political interests of the Puerto Rican people by passing a local Plebiscite Act that allowed a vote on the status of Puerto Rico. This constituted the first referendum by the Legislature for a choice on three status options. At 60.4% percent of the vote, the commonwealth option won the majority vote.
A referendum on the status of the island was held in Puerto Rico on 23 July 1967. [1] Voters were given the choice between being a Commonwealth, statehood or independence. The majority of voters voted for Commonwealth status. [2] [3] The major pro-statehood party, the Partido Estadista Republicano, boycotted the referendum.
This practice was codified in 1967, with the passage of the 25th Amendment. If Trump had resigned, Vice President Mike Pence would have become the 46th president of the United States; Pence would have been the shortest-serving president ever, being in office for a matter of days before handing power to Joe Biden as
Greenland and Danish officials also remain skeptical about Trump’s proposals. The U.S. Constitution solely gives Congress the authority to create a new state and establishes guidelines for doing so.
Donald Trump, a Republican originally from New York, who during his first presidency moved his principal residency to Florida, was elected president of the United States in 2016. He was inaugurated on January 20, 2017, as the nation's 45th president, and his presidency ended on January 20, 2021, with the inauguration of Joe Biden .
With votes still being counted, turnout in the 2020 presidential election has hit a 50-year high, exceeding the record set by the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama — an extraordinary ...
The 1967 Milwaukee race riots begin, lasting through August 2 and leading to a ten-day shutdown of the city from August 1. August. August 30: ...