Sunday 11 June 2017. . The Associated Press By DANICA COTO, Associated Press The territory's governor said that it overwhelmingly chose statehood on Sunday in a nonbinding referendum. Puerto Rico's current status, once viewed as a viable hybrid between full independence and territorial status, was essentially rendered obsolete by a Supreme Court decision in 2017 that ruled the . Published On 12 Jun 2017 12 Jun 2017. Voters approved the statehood option. If the people choose statehood again, the ball will be in the court of Congress. On March 18, 2021, Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021 in their respective congressional chambers. . Puerto Ricans got the chance Sunday to tell the U.S. Congress which political status they want for a U.S. territory mired in an economic crisis that has triggered an exodus of islanders to the mainland. Puerto Ricos's most recent referendum vote was in 2017, with an overwhelming 97% of the island voting in favor of statehood. Jun 11, 2017 / 05:54 PM EDT . A similar version was reintroduced in March 2021, with Ocasio-Cortez bringing it forward in the . A fifth referendum in 2017 ended in a majority vote for statehood, but only 23 percent of voters (a historic low) turned out. Debt and unemployment are high, and residents are leaving . Puerto Rico's governor announced that the U.S. territory has overwhelmingly chosen statehood in a nonbinding referendum Sunday held amid a deep economic crisis that has sparked an exodus of i… Puerto Rico has not just done this once—it's done this five times. The United States Congress sanctioned the referendum. Fifth such vote in 50 years comes after election of governor Ricardo Rosselló, but all main . Rosa, a retired corrections officer, said the island's situation is the reason he voted for the first time in such a referendum, the fifth on Puerto Rico's status. ET, the island's. Puerto Rico is holding its sixth nonbinding referendum on the issue of statehood. 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. Still, the administration pushed back claiming it was seeking the best interest of Puerto Rico, President Trump later tweeted, "FEMA & First Responders are doing a GREAT job in Puerto Rico. WBUR's Morning Edition. In the three referendums prior to 2017, no clear majority emerged, with voters sometimes almost evenly divided between statehood and the status quo. June 12, 2017 at 6:52 a.m. By Danica Coto, . Puerto Rico Gov.Ricardo Rossello celebrates the results of a referendum on the status of the island, at the New Progressive Party headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, June 11, 2017. June 12, 2017 By Danica Coto . Puerto Rico. 97% of voters in Puerto Rico's referendum chose US statehood Sunday But voter turnout was low after opposition parties called for a boycott (CNN) Puerto Ricans who voted for US statehood in a. Sunday's referendum is the fifth for Puerto Rico. 1:54. The ballot measure was referred to as the Plebiscite of Puerto Rico's Status. More than half a million people favored statehood in that referendum . . Because there were almost 500,000 blank ballots in the 2012 referendum, creating confusion as to the voters' true desire, Congress decided to ignore the vote. During the . Puerto Rico, History, Art & Archives: . Miami - 12 jun 2017-15:37 UTC. On January 15, 2014, the House of Representatives approved $2.5 million in funding for Puerto Rico to hold a fifth referendum. The new referendum, scheduled for June 11, 2017, was to be the first federally-sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico. One of those goals is a public vote on a statehood referendum. It is the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history. In 2014 the Republican-controlled Congress passed a bipartisan bill signed by President Obama, providing $2.5 million to fund the first federally sponsored referendum in Puerto Rico on the future political status of . This election marks the sixth status referendum in Puerto Rico's history and the fifth one held with the NPP in control of the archipelago's government. The issue of Puerto Rico's statehood has made its way to Congress again during the 117th session. Of the five status referendums in Puerto Rican history, this is by far the largest vote in its favor. Puerto Rico votes for statehood in referendum. A Puerto Rican citizen votes during the fifth referendum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Puerto Rican citizens wait in line to vote during the fifth referendum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, June 11, 2017. . Related Puerto Rico to spend $2B to fight . By Abby Neiser. Puerto Rican resident Maria Quinones votes during the fifth referendum on the island's status, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, June 11, 2017. Puerto Rico's governor announced that the U.S. territory has overwhelmingly chosen statehood in a nonbinding referendum Sunday held amid a deep economic crisis that has sparked an exodus of . At Tuesday's plebiscite, residents narrowly favored statehood with 52% of the vote while about 47% of voters were against it, according to the election commission's website. Puerto Rico's governor is pushing ahead with his top campaign promise of trying to convert the U.S. territory into a state, holding a Sunday referendum to let voters send a message to Congress. Maria Quinones, 66, said she voted for the first time in such a referendum, the fifth on Puerto Rico's status. June 13, 2017 Don't start stitching that 51st star on the American flag just yet. . Massive food & water delivered." After this series of events, the relationship between the U.S. and Puerto Rico is quite questionable. On March 18, 2021, Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021 in their respective congressional chambers. By The Associated Press. Carlos Giusti / AP Puerto Rico historically has had high turnout in most . 23% of Puerto Ricans Vote in Referendum, 97% of Them for Statehood Voters outside San José Academy in Guaynabo, P.R. 'There is no shortage of candidates': Democratic senators speak about potential Supreme Court picks. The Morning Edition roundtable about the upcoming statehood referendum in Puerto Rico is recorded at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston . A United States possession for over a century, it's also mired in a deep fiscal crisis. 2017 referendum. Dánica Coto reports on yet another nonbinding statehood referendum in Puerto Rico. Residents of . Sunday's vote will be the fifth referendum on Puerto Rico's status, with the margin of voters favoring statehood increasing steadily with each vote -- from 39 percent in 1967 to more than 46 . In 2017, when Cam . The Puerto Rico Statehood, Independence, Free Association, or Current Status Referendum was on the ballot in Puerto Rico as a legislatively referred state statute on June 11, 2017. The results in each referendum election were as follows: 1967 On July 23, 1967, Puerto Ricans were given three options at the ballot box on the island's political status. The debt-racked territory voted to become the 51st state in 2012, but Congress never picked up the result. A large majority of voters in Puerto Rico supported U.S. statehood for their island in a referendum on Sunday. Puerto Rico is a beautiful Caribbean island with rich culture and tradition. Saturday, June 10, 2017 | 8:59 p.m. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans are getting the chance to tell the U.S. Congress on Sunday which political status they believe . Just speaking for myself (IR—not for the Repeating Islands team): . June 12, 2017, 7:04 PM • 5 min read. The referendum had three options: becoming a state of the United States, independence / free association, or maintaining the current territorial status. On August 25, 2020, Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-7) introduced a bill to create a "status convention" to come up with a course of action for Puerto Rico's future (Acevedo, 2020). The 2017 referendum was called by the government of the island against a background of economic crisis, which some attribute at least partially to Puerto Rico's unusual legal status, halfway . Ricardo Rossello shows his ballot at the San Jose Academy during the fifth referendum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The 2017 referendum had only a 23% turnout. Puerto Rican citizens wait in line to vote during the fifth referendum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, June 11, 2017. 2017 referendum. El gobernador Ricardo Rosselló muestra su papeleta. . The referendum coincides with the 100th anniversary of the United States granting U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans, though they are barred from voting in presidential elections and have only one . W.W. Norton, 2017. Voters got the chance to tell the U.S. Congress which political status they believe . ASSOCIATED PRESS. 2017. Ricardo Rossello shows his ballot at the San Jose Academy during the fifth referendum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, June 11, 2017. . Although 97 percent of voters in a Puerto Rico referendum on June 11 voted to start down the path of statehood, the. 2017, 4:20 PM. Carlos Giusti / AP As of 7 p.m. Those inequalities and the ongoing crisis . Puerto Rico's governor announced that the U.S. territory has overwhelmingly chosen statehood in a nonbinding referendum Sunday held amid a deep economic crisis that has sparked an exodus of i… Puerto Ricans last voted on the question of statehood in 2017. June 12, 2017. Puerto Ricans have voted in six referendums on the issue of statehood, in 1967, 1993, 1998, 2012, 2017 and 2020. A referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico was held in Puerto Rico on June 11, 2017. . Now, the Puerto Rico legislature is considering a bill to hold the referendum on May 28, 2017. . On January 15, 2014, the House of Representatives approved $2.5 million in funding for Puerto Rico to hold a fifth referendum. 2017; Leer en español. June 11, 2017 at 8:12 p.m. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's governor announced that the U.S. territory overwhelmingly chose statehood on Sunday in a nonbinding referendum held amid a deep. . The last one, held in 2017, was hit by a boycott and a low turnout that raised questions about the vote's legitimacy. No clear majority emerged in the first three referendums, with voters almost evenly divided between statehood and the status quo. The stated goals of the new law are to establish the "[i]mmediate decolonization of Puerto Rico," and implement a 2014 federal law that provides $2.5 million to support a vote on status with options pre-approved by the U.S. Justice Department. Puerto Rico's . SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Latest on Puerto Rico's referendum on its political status. A woman votes during the fifth referendum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 11, 2017. Puerto Rico vota por la anexión a EE UU en una consulta no vinculante lastrada por la abstención . Free Association/ Independence received 1.52% of the vote. 2017 Puerto Rico Statehood Referendum Results With almost all precincts on the island reporting, statehood received 97.18 percent of the vote. Left: FILE: The flags of the U.S. and Puerto Rico fly outside the Capitol building in San Juan, Puerto Rico May 4, 2017 Photo by Alvin Baez via Reuters. Puerto Rico heads to polls in referendum on becoming 51st state. During the last . said the island's situation is the reason he voted for the first time in such a referendum, the fifth on Puerto Rico's status. A government website for the non-binding referendum . Gov. A proposal to hold a status plebiscite vote on June 11, 2017 has been enacted into law in Puerto Rico. A woman votes during a referendum on Puerto Rico's political status in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 11, 2017. The History Of The Statehood Question And The Latest Referendum: Puerto Rico's been a part of the United States since the end of the Spanish-American war. Puerto Rico voted again Sunday and partial results show most voters support U.S. statehood. June 12, 2017. May 3, 2017 - Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy . It is a non-binding referendum which asks Puerto Ricans if they would rather the territory remain as it is now, become an American state, or go entirely independent. 0:22. . The last one, held in 2017, was hit by a boycott and a low turnout that raised questions about the vote's legitimacy. The Referendum was announced by Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced on May 16, 2020. To become a true US state, to choose independence or to . The 2012 referendum was the first time the popular vote swung in statehood's favor.. But fewer than 1 in 4 Puerto Ricans actually voted . The non-binding referendum was not expected to change Puerto Rico 's status anytime soon but was still seen as a barometer of Puerto Ricans' appetite for statehood. The 2017 Puerto Rico referendum on statehood, coming on June 11, may turn out just like the last one that came before it. A man carries a Puerto Rican flag during a protest against the referendum for Puerto Rico political status in San Juan, on June 11, 2017. This was the sixth referendum held on the status of Puerto Rico, with the previous one having taken place in 2017. Ricardo Rossello said Sunday that the island has sent a strong and clear message to U.S. Congress and the world. Voter turnout was just 23 percent. Because there were almost 500,000 blank ballots in the 2012 referendum, creating confusion as to the voters' true desire, Congress decided to ignore the vote. Puerto Rico's current status, once viewed as a viable hybrid between full independence and territorial status, was essentially rendered obsolete by a Supreme Court decision in 2017 that ruled the . The current territorial status received 1.35% of the votes. . Those who voted overwhelmingly chose statehood by 97%. That's a while. Bob Oakes The island territory held its fifth referendum on what political relationship it. Governor Ricardo Rossello, right, and Congresswoman representing Puerto Rico Jennifer Gonzalez celebrate the results of a referendum on the status of the island, at the New Progressive Party . Fed-Sponsored Vote on Puerto Rico Status Set for 2017 In 2014 the Republican-controlled Congress passed a bipartisan bill signed by President Obama, providing $2.5 million to fund the first federally sponsored referendum in Puerto Rico on the future political status of our nation's last large and populous U.S. territory. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's governor announced that the U.S. territory overwhelmingly chose statehood on Sunday in a nonbinding referendum held amid a deep economic crisis that has sparked an exodus of islanders to the U.S. mainland. The issue of Puerto Rico's statehood has made its way to Congress again during the 117th session. The 2017 referendum had only a 23% turnout. 2017, 8:57 p.m. A man carried a Puerto Rican flag during a protest against the . The options on the ballot will be statehood and independence, the only viable options for Puerto Rico's political status. More than half a million people favored statehood in that referendum, followed by nearly 7,800 votes for free association/independence and more than 6,800 votes for the current territorial status. Puerto Rico voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to apply to Congress to become the 51st state, election officials said. Along with the referendum, Puerto Rico legislators expect to vote on a bill that would allow Rossello to draft a state constitution and hold elections to choose two senators and five representatives to Congress and send them to Washington to demand statehood, a strategy Tennessee used to join the union in the 18th century. 1:31. Sunday's referendum was boycotted by opposition parties, including those which support independence. Sunday's referendum is the fifth for Puerto Rico. (all times local): Puerto Rico's governor says the U.S. territory has overwhelmingly chosen statehood in a non-binding referendum. Update November 4, 8:50 pm: Puerto Ricans have voted in favor of US statehood, according to the AP, New York Times . But some say the election has been rigged for the pro . Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article. As Puerto Rico faces an economic meltdown, residents are preparing to vote in June in a nonbinding referendum on whether to try to become the 51st state. Today. . Official Results of 2017 Plebiscite Posted August 21, 2017 The official results of the 2017 plebiscite have been filed. Results of Puerto Rico referendum June 2017 Published by Teresa Romero , Jul 5, 2021 This statistic shows the number of distribution of votes in the June 2017 Puerto Rican referendum. The first four paragraphs say it all: Secession has been a hot topic lately from Brexit, to Catalonia, to California; so why is Puerto Rico voting on statehood tomorrow?. Before that, in 2012, Puerto Rico held a two-part referendum vote. Statehood received 97.13% of the votes cast. Puerto Rico, which has been a U.S. territory since 1898 when it was ceded during the Spanish-American War, voted yesterday on the question of statehood.This is the fifth time since 1967 that they have held a status referendum.The vote comes at a time of crisis on the island, as the territory has dealt with a number of issues in regard to poverty, debt, and infrastructure. Over 500,000. 3:55. No clear majority emerged in the first three referendums, with voters almost evenly divided between statehood and the status quo. Puerto Rico's governor says the U.S. territory has overwhelmingly chosen statehood in a non-binding referendum . ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Yesterday Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, and 97 percent of people voted yes. Puerto Rico voters back becoming 51st state in referendum marred by boycott. — Madelein Garcia (@madeleintlSUR) June 11, 2017 But despite the clear 'Yes' vote to join the US, the plebiscite only registered a 23 percent turnout of 2.25 million eligible voters. January 4, 2017 - The Puerto Rico Admission Act is introduced to Congress by Rep. Gonzalez. The NPP has held three referendums within the last decade: 2012, 2017 and 2020, which has trivialized this mechanism and proved it wasteful. Puerto Rico voted on ballot measures addressing statehood in 1967, 1993, 1998, 2012, and 2017. $2.5 million has been set aside to hold the referendum and to provide educational materials to make sure that the voters of Puerto Rico fully understand the options on the ballot. Puerto Rico Status will be determined in a federally-sponsored vote, approved in 2014, which is expected to take place in 2017. In the nonbinding referendum, 97% of the votes favored statehood, but voter participation was just 23% after opposition parties called. Gov. Rico two senators and five representatives, but it's unlikely a Republican-controlled Congress would acknowledge the referendum because Puerto Rico tends to favor Democrats.
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