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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 archipelago and 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] This was the first of several referendums held to decide on the political status of Puerto Rico.
The November 2020 referendum was the first to ask voters a simple yes-or-no question: "Should Puerto Rico be admitted immediately into the Union as a State?". There were 655,505 votes in favor of statehood (52.52%) and 592,671 votes opposed (47.48%), with a turnout of 1,248,476 voters out of the total population stated by census Population ...
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 ...
With votes still being counted, turnout in the 2020 presidential election has hit a 50-year high, exceeding the record set in 2008. Referendum on President Trump shatters turnout records Skip to ...
The video was initially posted on Instagram by Trump on Aug. 30, 2023. In it, Trump criticizes "the left-wing," saying they want to bring back COVID-19 as an excuse for lockdowns and electoral fraud.
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The Referendum was announced by Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced on May 16, 2020. This was the sixth referendum held on the status of Puerto Rico, with the previous one having taken place in 2017. This was the first referendum with a simple yes-or-no question, with voters having the option of voting for or against becoming a U.S. state.