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controlled by the new progressive party of puerto rico pnp in spanish which advocates for puerto rico to become a state of the united states 5 the measure was then passed with amendments by the house of representatives of puerto rico on january 31 by a house which is also controlled by the pnp 6 the amendments then passed in the senate and the bill was signed into law by governor ricardo rosselló pnp on february 3 2017 7 while initially the referendum would only have the options of statehood and independence free association a letter from the trump administration recommended to add the commonwealth the current status in the plebiscite 8 the option had been removed from this plebiscite in response to the results of the plebiscite in 2012 which asked whether to remain in the current status and no had won however the trump administration cited changes in demographics during the past 5 years to add the option once again amendments to the plebiscite bill were adopted making ballot wording changes requested by the u s department of justice as well as adding a current territorial status option 9 after adding the current status option the puerto rican government started the voting process before the justice department could review the revised ballot losing 2 5 million in funding set aside and spending 8 million of its own money for the election 3 previous plebiscites have discussed the margins of the win to result in a mandate with some arguing for a 50 1 or sometimes a higher percentage to initiate congressional action on the will of puerto rico previous plebiscites with the three options have resulted in a close race between statehood and commonwealth but with neither option breaking 50 congressional hearings on puerto rico have discussed scenarios where a second round could be held on the options that win the first but that has not been discussed by the government of puerto rico previous referendums edit previous referendums were held in 1967 10 1993 11 1998 12 and 2012 in the 2012 status referendum voters were asked two questions 1 whether they agreed to continue with puerto rico s territorial status and 2 to indicate the political status they preferred from three possibilities statehood independence or a sovereign nation in free association with the united states 53 97 voted no on the first question expressing themselves against maintaining the current political status and 46 03 voted yes to maintain the current political status 13 of those who answered on the second question 61 16 chose statehood 33 34 chose free association and 5 49 chose independence 14 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 15 the house of representatives provided funds for holding a fifth referendum in the future 16 referendum question and options edit the 2017 referendum offered three options statehood independence free association and current territorial status if the majority of the people voted for the independence free association a second vote would have been held to determine the preference full independence as a nation or associated free state status with independence but with a free and voluntary political association between puerto rico and the united states 17 the white house task force on puerto rico offers the following specifics free association is a type of independence a compact of free association would establish a mutual agreement that would recognize that the united states and puerto rico are closely linked in specific ways as detailed in the compact compacts of this sort are based on the national sovereignty of each country and either nation can unilaterally terminate the association 17 the compact of free association would have covered topics such as the role of the u s military in puerto rico the use of the u s currency free trade between the two entities and whether puerto ricans would be u s citizens 18 governor ricardo rosselló was strongly in favor of statehood to help develop the economy and help to solve our 500 year old colonial dilemma colonialism is not an option it s a civil rights issue 3 5 million citizens seeking an absolute democracy he told the news media 19 benefits of statehood include an additional 10 billion per year in federal funds the right to vote in presidential elections higher social security and medicare benefits and a right for its government agencies and municipalities to file for bankruptcy the latter is currently prohibited 1 at approximately the same time as the referendum puerto rico s legislators were expected to vote on a bill that would allow the governor to draft a state constitution and hold elections to choose senators and representatives to the federal congress regardless of the outcome of the referendum action by the united states congress would be necessary to implement changes to the status of puerto rico under the territorial clause of the united states constitution 20 boycott edit the referendum was boycotted by one of the major parties against statehood for several reasons one reason is that the title of the ballot asserted that puerto rico is a colony a the popular democratic party ppd has historically rejected that notion similarly under the option for maintaining the status quo the ballot also asserted that puerto rico is subject to the plenary powers of the united states congress a notion also historically rejected by the ppd b likewise under the independence free association option the ballot asserted that puerto rico must be a sovereign nation in order to enter into a compact of free association with the united states c supporters of the free association movement reject this notion had these parties participated in the referendum they claim it would mean they had accepted those assertions implicitly regardless of whether the assertions were correct opinion polls edit date pollster statehood current status free association independence abstain undecided margin of error sample size may 24 26 2017 21 el nuevo día 52 17 15 9 7 3 2 966 results edit choice votes statehood 508 862 97 13 free association independence 7 981 1 52 current status 7 048 1 35 total 523 891 100 00 valid votes 523 891 99 76 invalid blank votes 1 247 0 24 total votes 525 138 100 00 registered voters turnout 2 260 804 23 23 source ceepur see also edit sovereigntism puerto rico independence movement in puerto rico statehood movement in puerto rico puerto rico democracy act of 2007 h r 900 s 1936 puerto rican citizenship territories of the united states proposed political status for puerto rico voting rights in puerto rico politics of puerto rico political status of puerto rico special committee on decolonization united nations list of non self governing territories district of columbia statehood referendum 2016 portals puerto rico united states caribbean notes edit the title of the ballot was plebiscite for the immediate decolonization of puerto rico the blurb used below the third option asserted that with my vote i express my wish that puerto rico remains as it is today subject to the powers of the congress and subject to the territory clause of the united states constitution that in the article iv section 3 states the congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the united states and nothing in this constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the united states or of any particular state the blurb used under the second option asserted that the free association would be based on a free and voluntary political association the specific terms of which shall be agreed upon between the united states and puerto rico as sovereign nations references edit 1 2 puerto rico gov approves referendum in quest for statehood ap news february 3 2017 archived from the original on april 24 2020 retrieved may 10 2020 analysis puerto rico votes on statehood on sunday for the fifth time here s what s at stake washington post archived from the original on june 10 2017 retrieved june 11 2017 1 2 frances robles june 11 2017 23 of puerto ricans vote in referendum 97 of them for statehood the new york times archived from the original on september 29 2017 retrieved june 11 2017 pdp to boycott status referendum april 20 2017 archived from the original on september 29 2017 retrieved june 11 2017 senado abre camino al plebiscito archived january 27 2017 at the wayback machine el nuevodia 27 january 2017 cámara aprueba el proyecto de consulta de estatus archived february 4 2017 at the wayback machine metro 1 february 2017 ricardo rosselló oficializa el próximo plebiscito de status archived february 3 2017 at the wayback machine el nuevodia 3 february 2017 us to puerto rico add another option to status referendum fox news april 13 2017 archived from the original on june 9 2017 retrieved june 11 2017 el senado aprueba enmiendas a la ley del plebiscito april 18 2017 archived from the original on august 27 2017 retrieved june 11 2017 puerto rico state electoral commission official results for the 1967 political status plebiscite archived from the original on february 1 2016 retrieved may 1 2010 puerto rico state electoral commission official results for the 1993 political status plebiscite archived from the original on february 1 2016 retrieved may 1 2010 elecciones en puerto rico consulta de resultados eleccionespuertorico org archived from the original on february 4 2016 retrieved november 7 2012 condición política territorial actual archived from the original on august 4 2013 retrieved november 13 2017 opciones no territoriales archived from the original on august 4 2013 retrieved november 13 2017 wyss jim january 26 2017 will puerto rico become the newest star on the american flag miami herald miami herald archived from the original on february 25 2017 retrieved february 24 2017 crabbe nathan june 15 2014 part of our country but still not a state gainesville sun gainesville fl archived from the original on february 25 2017 retrieved february 24 2017 1 2 what s a free associated state puerto rico report february 3 2017 archived from the original on february 24 2017 retrieved february 23 2017 puerto rico statehood independence or free association referendum 2017 ballotpedia february 6 2017 archived from the original on may 6 2017 retrieved february 24 2017 with my vote i make the initial request to the federal government to begin the process of the decolonization through 1 free association puerto rico should adopt a status outside of the territory clause of the constitution of the united states that recognizes the sovereignty of the people of puerto rico the free association would be based on a free and voluntary political association the specific terms of which shall be agreed upon between the united states and puerto rico as sovereign nations such agreement would provide the scope of the jurisdictional powers that the people of puerto rico agree to confer to the united states and retain all other jurisdictional powers and authorities under this option the american citizenship would be subject to negotiation with the united states government 2 proclamation of independence i demand that the united states government in the exercise of its power to dispose of territory recognize the national sovereignty of puerto rico as a completely independent nation and that the united states congress enact the necessary legislation to initiate the negotiation and transition to the independent nation of puerto rico my vote for independence also represents my claim to the rights duties powers and prerogatives of independent and democratic republics my support of puerto rican citizenship and a treaty of friendship and cooperation between puerto rico and the united states after the transition process wyss jim will puerto rico become the newest star on the american flag miami herald miami archived from the original on february 25 2017 retrieved february 24 2017 coto danica february 3 2017 puerto rico gov approves referendum in quest for statehood the washington post dc archived from the original on february 4 2017 retrieved february 17 2017 día el nuevo plebiscite boycott fails to seduce the masses puerto rico decide archived from the original on june 9 2017 retrieved june 11 2017 further reading edit report by the president s task force on puerto rico s status december 2005 president william j clinton report by the president s task force on puerto rico s status december 2007 president george w bush report by the president s task force on puerto rico s status march 2011 president barack obama political status of puerto rico options for congress congressional research service crs report puerto rico s political status and the 2012 plebiscite background and key questions congressional research service crs report http www oslpr org 2017 2020 7b21019674 18ce 47b5 a04e e24ef16ecdc9 7d pdf v t e elections and referendums in puerto rico governor 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 legislative assembly 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1917 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1951 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 senate 2016 2020 house senate 2024 house senate 2028 resident commissioner 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1917 special 1917 1920 1924 1928 1932 special 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 municipal elections 2016 2020 2024 2028 referendums 1951 1952 mar 1952 nov 1960 1961 1964 1967 1970 1991 1993 1994 1998 2005 2012 aug 2012 nov 2017 2020 2024 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017_puerto_rican_status_referendum oldid 1366693330 categories 2017 referendums 2017 in puerto rico independence 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