2024 Puerto Rican general election
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General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections,[1] electing the governor, resident commissioner and members of the House of Representatives and Senate. A non-binding status referendum and a straw poll for the 2024 United States presidential election were held.[2]
Background
[edit]Primaries were held on June 2, 2024, with Incumbent Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón winning the New Progressive primary defeating Incumbent Governor Pedro Pierluisi. [3] This continued the tradition of the Governor of Puerto Rico only serving one term that started with Governor Sila María Calderón and the Popular Democratic Party twenty years prior in the 2004 Gubernatorial Election.
Territorial representative and president of the Popular Democratic Party, Jesús Manuel Ortiz, would secure the party's nomination for Governor, defeating at-large territorial senator and former Puerto Rico Secretary of Treasury, Juan Zaragoza.
In September 2024, the American Civil Rights Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction, as well as a declaratory judgment, allowing potential voters to register, through October 6.[4] On October 1, the High Court of Puerto Rico dismissed the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Rights Union (ACLU). The Court declines to intervene in Puerto Rico's electoral processes or grant the extraordinary remedy of a preliminary injunction. The American Civil Rights Union (ACLU) has failed to demonstrate that the September 21 voter registration deadline constitutes an unconstitutional disenfranchisement, or a manifest injustice, that justifies the intrusion of the United States federal government, into the election administration of the State of Puerto Rico.[5]
On October 7, 2024, the New Progressive Party (PNP) requested the court to order the State Election Commission (SEC) to “immediately validate all applications for mail-in and advance ballots” that were not processed within two business days.[6] However, shortly after, the "PNP" canceled his trial in which he requested the vote by correspondence without verification, and processed in cash, while his hearing was already scheduled.[7]
On October 8, 2024, Electoral Commissioner Aníbal Vega Borges requests the court to immediately validate all applications for postal and advance voting received and not processed within the established deadline.[8]
The State Election Commission (SEC) received approximately 142,000 early voting applications.[9] The EEC plenary session had agreed to start counting early votes on 11 October, but that date was aborted after the sending of such votes was delayed by more than a week. There is no official date for the start of counting of this vote.[10]
On October 15, 2024, the National Election Commission (CEE) authorized the participation of the American Civil Liberties Union as election observers in the polls.[11]
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 (AUSA) Seth Erbe, to oversee elections, the appointed attorney, handles complaints regarding voting rights, threats of violence against election officials or staff, and voter fraud, on Election Day.[12]
On October 22, 2024, the PNP filed a complaint against members of the Movement for Citizen Victory (MVC), for alleged violation of the electoral code, after having created an electronic platform for searching for voter numbers.[13]
On October 28, 2024, the State Election Commission (SEC) accepted a request from the People's Democratic Party (PPD) for the Absentee and Early Voting Administrative Board (JAVAA) to review envelopes containing early mail-in voting ballots, where the legitimacy of the process was called into question.[14]
On November 4, 2024, the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), the Proyecto Dignidad and the Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC), request the State Electoral Commission (CEE) that once the general elections are over, a recount of all early ballots be conducted to ensure that all marks made by the voter have been counted correctly.[15] On the same day, a judge of the San Juan Court of First Instance ordered the State Electoral Commission (CEE) to continue "without interruption" the counting of early votes, thus opening the door to the process taking place without the presence of representatives of all the conflicting parties.[16]
Governor
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Jenniffer González-Colón | New Progressive Party | 447,956 | 39.45 | |
| Juan Dalmau | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 370,898 | 32.66 | |
| Jesús Manuel Ortiz | Popular Democratic Party | 239,138 | 21.06 | |
| Javier Jiménez | Project Dignity | 76,254 | 6.71 | |
| Javier Córdova Iturregu[a] | Citizens' Victory Movement | 1,399 | 0.12 | |
| Total | 1,135,645 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,135,645 | 99.95 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 565 | 0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 1,136,210 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,985,948 | 57.21 | ||
Resident commissioner
[edit]| Candidate | Party or alliance | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Villafañe | Republican Party | New Progressive Party | 379,618 | 35.02 | ||
| Pablo Hernández Rivera | Democratic Party | Popular Democratic Party | 482,932 | 44.56 | ||
| Ana Irma Rivera Lassén | Democratic Party/Alianza de País | Citizens' Victory Movement | 107,882 | 9.95 | ||
| Roberto Velázquez[b] | Alianza de País | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 56,492 | 5.21 | ||
| Viviana Ramírez Morales | Republican Party | Project Dignity | 56,968 | 5.26 | ||
| Total | 1,083,892 | 100.00 | ||||
| Valid votes | 1,083,892 | 99.95 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 565 | 0.05 | ||||
| Total votes | 1,084,457 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | – | |||||
Senate
[edit]Elections for the Senate of Puerto Rico will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[19] Primaries were held on June 2, 2024.[3]
| Party or alliance | At-large | District | Total seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Popular Democratic Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| New Progressive Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alianza de País | Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Proyecto Dignidad | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Write-ins | 294 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 294 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 294 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | – | ||||||
| Total votes | 294 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||
House of Representatives
[edit]Elections for the Puerto Rico House of Representatives will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[20] Primaries were held on June 2, 2024.[3]
| Party or alliance | At-large | District | Total seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Popular Democratic Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| New Progressive Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alianza de País | Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Puerto Rican Independence Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Proyecto Dignidad | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Write-ins | 294 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 294 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 294 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | – | ||||||
| Total votes | 294 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||
Mayoral
[edit]Referendum
[edit]Presidential straw poll
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Puerto Rico elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ Acevedo Irizarry, Marielis (2024-07-27). "Partido Demócrata en Puerto Rico hará campaña para que boricuas voten por Kamala Harris en cuarta papeleta el 5 de noviembre". El Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ a b c "Puerto Rico 2024 General Election". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ Figueroa Cancel, Alex (2024-09-23). "La ACLU radica demanda federal para que el cierre del periodo de inscripción en el registro electoral sea en octubre". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Torres Nieves, Valéria María (2024-10-01). "Tribunal Federal desestima demanda de la ACLU para reabrir el registro electoral". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Serrano, Oscar J. (2024-10-07). "PNP demanda para autorizar voto ausente sin verificar y para recibir esos votos en bonche". Noticel (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Serrano, Oscar J. (2024-10-08). "Elecciones 2024 PNP retira demanda en la que pedían voto ausente sin verificación y tramitado en bonche". Noticel (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Caro González, Lesya (2024-10-08). "Comisionado electoral del PNP retira demanda contra la presidenta alterna de la CEE". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Acusan al MVC y el PIP de intentar sabotear el voto adelantado al no llevar voluntarios al proceso". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ Ruuz Kuilan, Gloria (2024-10-28). "Casi 3,000 sobres de voto adelantado no han llegado a sus destinatarios". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ Serrano, Oscar J. (2024-10-15). "Elecciones 2024 ACLU pide certificación sobre si registro electoral ya no incluye fallecidos". Noticel (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Press Release U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow Appoints Election Officer for the District of Puerto Rico". www.justice.gov. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ Torres Nieves, Valéria María (2024-10-22). "PNP files complaint against MVC for creating an electronic platform to search for electoral numbers". www.elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Papeletas de voto adelantado en disputa serán referidas a la JAVAA". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ Ruiz Kilan, Gloria (2024-11-04). "Proponen recuento luego de elecciones generales por falla detectada en la lectura de papeletas". www.elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Caro González, Leysa (2024-11-05). "Tribunal determina que conteo del voto adelantado debe continuar aun sin representación de todos los partidos". www.elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "CEE Event". elecciones2024.ceepur.org. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "CEE Event". elecciones2024.ceepur.org. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
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