¿Cómo voto?
EN ESPAÑOL
Wait, so Puerto Ricans can vote in the primaries?
Yup!
But they cant vote in November?
If they live in Puerto Rico, no. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. But because the island is a semiautonomous commonwealth and not a state, only Puerto Ricans who live on the mainland have the right to cast presidential ballots in the November election.
This makes no sense. It sounds like they want our vote and not our voice!
WORD
So Who in Puerto Rico can vote?
Any citizen of the United States of America and of Puerto Rico, domiciled in the Island, who has attained the age of eighteen (18) years on the date of the presidential election (November 4,2008), is duly qualified prior to the same, and is not legally barred from voting, shall be in elector in Puerto Rico. (PR ST T.16 § 3053)
When is Democratic Presidential Primary?
Sunday, June 1, 2008. Voting is between 8am - 3pm.
When is the deadline to register to vote?
Thirty (30) days prior to the primary. *Friday, May 2, 2008* Click here for a Calendar of PR Presidential Primary Dates
Directorio de Juntas de Inscripción Permanentes (JIP) /Directory of Permanent Registration Boards
Where do you vote?
Every elector who wishes to exercise his or her electoral right in the Democratic primary shall do so in the congressional district and precinct in which he or she is registered. (PR ST T. 16 § 1325)
For more info contact:
Puerto Rico Democratic Party
P.O. Box 19328
San Juan, PR 00910-3939
787-274-2921
787-759-9075 (fax)