Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court rules that votes cast during a botched primary are valid, but also orders a second round of voting to make sure everyone who could not cast a ballot gets a chance.
An electoral official, right, tells a voter that the ballots haven't arrived at a voting center in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Puerto Rico's primaries were marred on Sunday by a lack of ballots in a majority of centers across the U.S. territory, forcing frustrated voters who braved a spike in COVID-19 cases to turn around and go back home.
The ruling was a response to five lawsuits filed after missing or delayed ballots meant that voting occurred in only about 60 of Puerto Rico’s 110 precincts last Sunday. Electoral officials acknowledged after the voting debacle that the last remaining ballots didn’t arrive until Saturday night and that rental trucks carrying ballots and electronic voting machines didn’t go out until early Sunday, the day of the primary. The materials usually are delivered one or two days ahead of time.
“I want to urge the People of Puerto Rico to have confidence in our electoral system,” Dávila said in a statement shortly after the ruling. “We will evaluate and adopt the corresponding measures to ensure that the voting process is orderly and that the expectations of the voters who participate in this process are honored.”
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
As Puerto Rico Battles Hurricane Season, HIV-Positive Folks Begin To Brace For The WorstWith the coronavirus spreading and natural disasters intensifying, HIV-positive Puerto Ricans are having to decide to flee — or stay and fight for their lives.
Weiterlesen »
FBI makes new arrest in Puerto Rico's former education secretary federal fraud probeThe FBI has arrested a 7th person in connection with an ongoing federal fraud probe involving Puerto Rico's former education secretary Julia Keleher, an agency spokesperson says.
Weiterlesen »
Puerto Rico's chaotic and unfinished primary spurs voter suppression concernsPuerto Ricans still don't know who their gubernatorial nominees are two days after the island held a chaotic primary election that was supposed to determine who will be on the ballot in November.
Weiterlesen »
New Jersey Supreme Court Clears Gov. Murphy’s $10 Billion Borrowing PlanThe New Jersey Supreme Court upheld a law giving the state the authority to borrow nearly $10 billion to cover a budget shortfall stemming from the coronavirus shutdown
Weiterlesen »
Puerto Rico's chaotic and unfinished primary spurs voter suppression concernsPuerto Ricans still don't know who their gubernatorial nominees are two days after the island held a chaotic primary election that was supposed to determine who will be on the ballot in November.
Weiterlesen »
As Puerto Rico Battles Hurricane Season, HIV-Positive Folks Begin To Brace For The WorstWith the coronavirus spreading and natural disasters intensifying, HIV-positive Puerto Ricans are having to decide to flee — or stay and fight for their lives.
Weiterlesen »