2024 Puerto Rican general election
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 57.61% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gubernatorial election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Results by municipality González: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% Dalmau: 30-40% 40-50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resident Commissioner election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Results by municipality Hernández: 40-50% 50-60% Villafañe: 40-50% 50-60% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
| Elections in Puerto Rico |
|---|
 |
General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections,[1][2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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 20 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.[5] On October 1, the US District Court dismissed the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Rights Union (ACLU). The Court declined 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.[6]
On October 7, 2024, the New Progressive Party (PNP) requested the court to order the State Commission on Elections to “immediately validate all applications for mail-in and advance ballots” that were not processed within two business days.[7] 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.[8]
On October 8, 2024, Electoral Commissioner Aníbal Vega Borges requested the court to immediately validate all applications for postal and advance voting received and not processed within the established deadline.[9]
The State Commission on Elections received approximately 142,000 early voting applications.[10] The commission's 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.[11]
On October 15, 2024, the State Commission on Elections authorized the participation of the American Civil Liberties Union as election observers in the polls.[12]
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 against election officials or staff, and voter fraud, on election day.[13]
On October 22, 2024, the PNP filed a complaint against members of the Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana, for alleged violation of the electoral code, after having created an electronic platform for searching for voter numbers.[14]
On October 28, 2024, the State Commission on Elections accepted a request from the Popular Democratic Party for the Absentee and Early Voting Administrative Board to review envelopes containing early mail-in voting ballots, where the legitimacy of the process was called into question.[15]
On November 4, 2024, the Puerto Rican Independence Party, the Proyecto Dignidad and the Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana, request the State Commission on Elections 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.[16] On the same day, a judge of the San Juan Court of First Instance ordered the State Commission on Elections 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.[17]
On November 26, 2024, the PPD party requested an investigation by the State Election Commission (SEC) into allegations of irregularities regarding votes cast by mail, after alleged irregularities were detected in early voting sent by mail by voters.[18]
On November 27, 2024, the San Juan District Court ordered the Puerto Rico State Electoral Commission (CEE) to count the mail-in votes of some voters who voted anonymously. The CEE will have to count and assign hundreds of ballots from voters even if they reside in the United States and not Puerto Rico, and others who voted in Puerto Rico, including the envelope of those who did not request early or mail-in voting or those who have died in the meantime since the election.[19]
On December 3, 2024, the Citizen Victory Movement denounces the irregularities and attacks that tarnish the transparency of these elections, it also denounces the State Electoral Commission (CEE) in the voting process, it also denounces the order to count postal votes without validating the exact address of the voters.[20]
On December 7, 2024, the State Electoral Commission (CEE) orders the allocation of 4,440 ballots from all electoral districts in Puerto Rico, arrested since October for not having duly complied with the requirement of validation of the identity of the voter. The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and the Alliance, appeal to the Court of First Instance of San Juan to review the decision of the State Electoral Commission (CEE).[21]
On December 18, 2024, the PPD announced that it would contest the results of the mail-in ballot before the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.[22]
On December 24, 2024, the Observation Mission of the Inter-American Union of Electoral Organizations (UNIORE), which analyzed the general elections, concluded that the State Electoral Commission (CEE) was facing problems in the management and operation of the electronic counting machines.[23]
On December 25, 2024, the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) filed a lawsuit against the State Election Commission (SEC) for failing to provide information requested by several journalists on election day.[24]
Final certifications are due on December 26, 2024, by the Puerto Rico State Commission (CEE).[25] Once the certification of the results is established by the state commission of Puerto Rico, the Office of Information System and Electronic Processing (OSIPE) communicates the official results.[26] On December 27, 2024, the San Juan District Court orders the State Election Commission to adjudicate and count all direct votes, pushing back the official date for certification of the results.[27] On the same day, the substitute president of the State Electoral Commission (CEE), Jessika Padilla Rivera, confirmed that the electoral commission informed the Ministry of Justice of the failures reported and acknowledged by the company Dominion Voting Systems during the 2024 general elections and the political party primaries.[28]
Candidates receive certification on December 30, 2024, by the electoral commission, with the signature of the official committee.[29]
Governor
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenniffer González-Colón | New Progressive Party | 489,490 | 40.59 | |
| Juan Dalmau | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 383,701 | 31.82 | |
| Jesús Manuel Ortiz | Popular Democratic Party | 252,363 | 20.93 | |
| Javier Jiménez | Project Dignity | 78,896 | 6.54 | |
| Javier Córdova Iturregu[a] | Citizens' Victory Movement | 1,579 | 0.13 | |
| Total | 1,206,029 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,206,029 | 99.24 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,243 | 0.76 | ||
| Total votes | 1,215,272 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,987,317 | 61.15 | ||
Resident commissioner
[edit]| Candidate | Party or alliance | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Hernández Rivera | Democratic | Popular Democratic Party | 482,938 | 44.55 | ||
| William Villafañe | Republican | New Progressive Party | 379,624 | 35.02 | ||
| Ana Irma Rivera Lassén | Alianza de País | Citizens' Victory Movement | 107,888 | 9.95 | ||
| Viviana Ramírez Morales | Republican | Project Dignity | 56,974 | 5.26 | ||
| Roberto Velázquez[b] | Alianza de País | Puerto Rican Independence Party | 56,498 | 5.21 | ||
| Total | 1,083,922 | 100.00 | ||||
| Valid votes | 1,083,922 | 94.67 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 60,996 | 5.33 | ||||
| Total votes | 1,144,918 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | – | |||||
Senate
[edit]Elections for the Senate of Puerto Rico were held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[32] Primaries were held on June 2, 2024.[4]
| 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 were held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[33] Primaries were held on June 2, 2024.[4]
| 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]- ^ "CEE Event". elecciones2024.ceepur.org. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "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". The Green Papers. 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 Día (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 Día (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 Día (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 Día (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". United States Department of Justice. 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". El Nuevo Día (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". El Nuevo Día (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". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Elecciones 2024 PPD solicita investigación por presuntas irregularidades en votos adelantados por correo". Noticel.com (in Spanish). 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Juez Ordenna que la CEE cuente votos por correo sin validar identidad del solicitante". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "Elecciones 2024 La democracia en juego: denuncia y resistencia desde Victoria Ciudadana". mvc.pr (in Spanish). 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Tribunales El PIP recurre al tribunal para impugnar determinación de la CEE". www.noticel.com (in Spanish). 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "PPD will challenge in the Supreme Court the count of mail-in ballots". www.elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Ruiz Kuilán, Gloria (2024-12-24). "Observadores internacionales advierten a la CEE sobre fallas no corregidas en las elecciones generales" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-24 – via El Nuevo Dia.
- ^ "Periodistas demandan a la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones" (in Spanish). 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-25 – via Sin Comillas.
- ^ "Sin certificaciones oficiales antes de Navidad" (in Spanish). 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2024-12-23 – via PressReader.
- ^ Ruiz Kuilan, Gloria (2024-12-19). "Certificaciones oficiales de las elecciones generales se emitirán después de Navidad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-25 – via El Nuevo Dia.
- ^ Figueroa Cancel, Alex (2024-12-27). "Tribunal ordena a la CEE adjudicar los votos de nominación directa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-27 – via El Nuevo Dia.
- ^ Hora, Prima (2024-12-28). "CEE refiere fallas de máquinas de escrutinio a Justicia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-28 – via Prima Hora.
- ^ Ruiz Kuilan, Gloria (2024-12-30). "Certificaciones oficiales producto del escrutinio general estarian listas el lunes por la tarde" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-30 – via El Nuevo Dia.
- ^ "CEE Event". elecciones2024.ceepur.org. Retrieved 2024-12-22.[verify]
- ^ "CEE Event". elecciones2024.ceepur.org. Retrieved 2024-11-09.[verify]
- ^ "Puerto Rico Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
| Governor | |
|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly | |
| U.S. House | |
| Municipal elections | |
| Referendums | |
