The chaotic gubernatorial primary that was partially suspended over the weekend must be resumed next Sunday, Puerto Rico's Supreme Court says.
The decision from Puerto Rico's Supreme Court responds to all lawsuits, saying voting can only be resumed in polling places"
that did not receive election materials or those that received them, but did not start the voting process. " Polls that did not remain open for eight hours, as established by Puerto Rico's electoral code, will also be able resume voting procedures Sunday. "Elections must take place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., as established by the Primary Regulations," the court said.in Spanish that his agency"will act in accordance with the determination made by the Supreme Court. It is our duty to guarantee the culmination of the primary electoral process."
The court's ruling explicitly says that"voting will take place next Sunday" in the polling place where"The fact that the court named our client by first and last name and explicitly guaranteed her right to vote is great," after Elections Commission officials refused to accept that she faced"a violation of her rights," said Bayolo-Alonso.
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