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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter X - Oversight and Compliance (§§ 630 — 630e) › § 630c-1 - Audits

Prior to the publication of the audit reports, the Office of the Election Comptroller shall provide candidates with the opportunity to amend, answer, and state in writing their explanation regarding the preliminary findings contained in the draft report; they shall also be granted the option of meeting to discuss said findings informally. Every audit report shall include the answer or explanation that the audited person provided with respect to the findings.
The Board of Election Comptrollers shall notify the audited candidate of any finding indicative of having inadvertently received cash contributions in conflict with the provisions of the applicable law and regulations in order for said contributions to be returned within thirty (30) calendar days following the notice of the Board of Election Comptrollers; if the reimbursement is not made, the finding shall be included as part of the findings in the audit report.
During the draft phase, the reports and documents related thereto shall be kept confidential.
The publication of the reports shall be made simultaneously for all candidates for the same office, not later than thirty (30) months after the general election, except for those corresponding to sworn complaints regarding apparent violations committed during the campaign period.
The Board of Election Comptrollers shall notify all candidates the date on which the audit reports shall be published and shall provide them with a copy of the final report within at least five (5) days before the publication thereof.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, added as § 11.004 on July 3, 2012, No. 135, § 31; renumbered as § 10.004 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 78.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter X - Oversight and Compliance (§§ 630 — 630e) › § 630d - Repealed. Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 79, effective Dec. 19, 2014

History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 11.004; renumbered as § 11.005 on July 3, 2012, No. 135, § 32; Repealed. Act.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter X - Oversight and Compliance (§§ 630 — 630e) › § 630e - Designation of judges in election-related actions

All actions and judicial proceedings, whether civil or criminal, provided and regulated under this chapter shall be heard by the judges of the Court of First Instance designated randomly in the corresponding judicial region that addresses such actions. The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico shall determine, through Resolution, the random method to be used for the selection of judges.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 11.005; renumbered as § 11.006 and amended on July 3, 2012, No. 135, § 33; June 17, 2014, No. 67, § 2; renumbered as § 10.005 on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 80.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XI - Judicial Review (§§ 631 — 631c) › § 631 - Judicial review

The final determinations of the Election Comptroller, the Board of Election Comptrollers, or of the Chair of the State Election Commission while exercising his/her adjudicative powers as provided in this chapter in the event of ties in the Board of Election Comptrollers, except for determinations made regarding the filing of writs with the Court of First Instance, shall be reviewed by the Court of Appeals through a writ of review within thirty (30) days counted as of the entry date of a copy of the determination to be appealed. During the ninety (90) days before the date of an election event, this term shall be reduced to fifteen (15) days. During the sixty (60) days before the date of the election event, this term shall be reduced to ten (10) days. During the thirty (30) days before an election event, the term shall be reduced to five (5) days. The terms set forth in this section shall be jurisdictional in nature. In case of injunctions related to the suspension of disbursements to political parties and media campaigns, the term to file an appeal shall be five (5) days as of the entry date of a copy of the notice of judgment.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 12.000; renumbered as § 11.000 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 81.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XI - Judicial Review (§§ 631 — 631c) › § 631a - Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals shall give priority in its schedule to injunctive reliefs under this subchapter, and shall state the grounds for its decision. Once judgment is pronounced, a motion for reconsideration may be filed during the jurisdictional term of ten (10) days as of the date of entry of a copy of the notice of judgment.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 12.001; renumbered as § 11.001 on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 82.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XI - Judicial Review (§§ 631 — 631c) › § 631b - Certiorari

A judgment pronounced by the Court of Appeals may be appealed before the Supreme Court through a writ of certiorari within the same jurisdictional terms set forth for the Court of Appeals. In case of a timely filing of a motion for reconsideration with the Court of Appeals, the term to file the writ of certiorari shall start to count on the date of entry of the copy of the notice of resolution of the Court of Appeals in which the motion for reconsideration is resolved. The Supreme Court shall state the grounds for its judgment. A motion for reconsideration may be filed with the Supreme Court during the jurisdictional term of ten (10) days as of the date of entry of a copy of the notice of judgment.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 12.002; renumbered as § 11.002 on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 82.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XI - Judicial Review (§§ 631 — 631c) › § 631c - Review criterion

The determinations of the Office of the Comptroller or the Chair of the State Election Commission under this chapter shall be upheld if there is substantial evidence in the administrative record. The determinations of law shall be reviewable in all aspects, with the deference that is due to the interpretation made by the Office of the Election Comptroller or the Chair of the State Election Commission under this chapter when administering and implementing this chapter and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 12.003; renumbered as § 11.003 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 83.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XII - General and Transitory Provisions (§§ 632 — 632f) › § 632 - Cases pending consideration by the Commonwealth Election Commission and the General Court of Justice

Any pending administrative proceeding, case, claim, or accusation regarding violations to laws or parts thereof, or regulations repealed or affected by this chapter that occur prior to the date of effectiveness of this act shall be transferred to the Office of the Election Comptroller to continue their process under the law effective at the time of the violation. This power shall include any preliminary investigation that is in-transit at the Commonwealth Election Commission. Any civil action filed with respect to the structuring of any of the laws or parts thereof, which have been repealed or affected by this chapter and are in-transit before the effective date of this act, shall not be affected by any repeal or modification set forth in this chapter.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 13.000; renumbered as § 12.000 on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 84.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XII - General and Transitory Provisions (§§ 632 — 632f) › § 632a - Administrative orders, circular letters, memoranda

Any administrative order, circular letter, memorandum, or interpretive document of the State Election Commission or the Office of the Election Comptroller regarding any matter covered by this chapter shall be evaluated and amended, as appropriate, within the terms set forth for the approval and adoption of the regulations created pursuant to this chapter. Any other administrative order, circular letter, memorandum, or interpretive document that is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted thereunder, shall lack validity and effectiveness. This provision shall not limit the authority of the Board of Election Comptrollers to issue administrative orders, circular letters, memoranda, or interpretive documents when it deems it necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 13.001; renumbered as § 12.001 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 85.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XII - General and Transitory Provisions (§§ 632 — 632f) › § 632b - Data collection and database creation

Upon petition of the Office of the Election Comptroller, the State Election Commission shall obtain, collect, and provide to the Office of the Election Comptroller any information or documentation on paper, digital format, or any other type that is necessary to discharge the powers and duties of the Office of the Election Comptroller as provided under this chapter.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 13.002; renumbered as § 12.002 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 86.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XII - General and Transitory Provisions (§§ 632 — 632f) › § 632c - Cooperation and access to information and data bases

The Commonwealth Election Commission has the continuous duty to provide the Office of the Election Comptroller with any information and documentation on paper, digital format, or any other type that is necessary to comply with the powers and duties assigned to the Office of the Election Comptroller under this chapter.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 13.003; renumbered as § 12.003 on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 87.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XII - General and Transitory Provisions (§§ 632 — 632f) › § 632d - Exemption from the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act

The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, shall not apply to the Office of the Election Comptroller.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 13.004; renumbered as § 12.004 on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 87.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XII - General and Transitory Provisions (§§ 632 — 632f) › § 632e - General regulation review

Within one hundred eighty (180) days counted as of the effective date of this act, the Office of the Election Comptroller, through the Board of Election Comptrollers, shall adopt regulations as are necessary to carry out the task entrusted thereto under this chapter and, ninety (90) days after that period has elapsed, it shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico enclosed with a copy of the regulations adopted and the work performed during such period. While the new regulations are adopted, the Regulations of the Office of the Election Comptroller that are in effect as of the approval of this act shall remain in effect insofar as they are not inconsistent with this chapter, until the Board of Election Comptrollers adopts regulations to replace them.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 13.005; renumbered as § 12.005 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 88.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XII - General and Transitory Provisions (§§ 632 — 632f) › § 632f - Liability

The Office of the Election Comptroller and the officials, agents, or employees thereof shall not incur civil liability for any action taken in good faith in the performance of their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and shall be compensated for all costs incurred with respect to any claim for which they enjoy immunity according to the provisions set forth herein and under the laws of Puerto Rico and the United States of America.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 13.006; renumbered as § 12.006 on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 89.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XIII - Election Prohibitions and Crimes (§§ 633 — 633f) › § 633 - Misuse of public funds

Any public employee or official who illegally uses public funds or disposes of public property to be used by a political party, aspirant, candidate, campaign committee, or political action committee, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for a minimum term of one (1) year and a maximum term of three (3) years, or by a fine that shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both penalties, at the discretion of the court. The court may also impose a penalty of restitution.
The criminal action for this felony shall prescribe within five (5) years.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 14.000; renumbered as § 13.000 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 90.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XIII - Election Prohibitions and Crimes (§§ 633 — 633f) › § 633a - Prohibited contributions by juridical persons

It shall be unlawful for a juridical person, either directly or indirectly, to make unlawful contributions of money, goods, services, or anything of value to a political party, aspirant, candidate, campaign committee, political action committee, or public official for any campaign or activity for the purpose of influencing their election. Any juridical person that violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fifteen thousand dollar ($15,000)-fine. In cases of recurrence, it shall be punished by a fine that shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). The Officer of the Election Comptroller may also request from the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico and obtain from him/her the cancellation of the certificate of incorporation, the dissolution, the suspension of activities, or the revocation of the license of the corporation, as the case may be.
The criminal action for this felony shall prescribe within five (5) years.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 14.001; renumbered as § 13.001 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 91.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XIII - Election Prohibitions and Crimes (§§ 633 — 633f) › § 633b - Juridical persons’ executives

Any executive, director, manager, or managing partner of a juridical person, whether or not organized under the laws of Puerto Rico, or whether or not authorized to do business in Puerto Rico, who authorizes or consents to make a contribution or payment in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine equal to double the total amount that he/she has authorized or agreed to authorize, or ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whichever is greater.
This action shall be deemed to be a felony and prescribe within five (5) years.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 14.002; renumbered as § 13.002 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 92.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XIII - Election Prohibitions and Crimes (§§ 633 — 633f) › § 633c - Prohibitions to persons in the process of obtaining permits or registration; or with adjudicative power in the permit or registration granting process

Any natural or juridical person:
(1) That is in the process of obtaining permits or registration, or adjudication, or awarding of one or more contracts for the sale and purchase of real property, agreements for supplies or services, as well as land, building, and equipment lease agreements, and contracts for public work construction with the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its agencies or municipalities, or that is subject to regulations thereof;
(2) That offers, makes, receives, or solicits, directly or indirectly, for the duration of such adjudication or granting process, any contribution, whether of money or any other kind.
(3) That for the purpose of obtaining, expediting, or benefiting from such permit, franchise, adjudication, award, service rendering.
(4) That, in support of a political party, aspirant, candidate, independent candidate, campaign committee, political action committee, public official, or a person or persons that, acting independently, raise funds to such effect, committing bribery as defined in § 5350 of Title 33, known as the “Puerto Rico Penal Code”, or any other substitute law, shall be punished for a felony by imprisonment ranging from eight (8) years and one (1) day to fifteen (15) years. If it is a juridical person, it shall be punished for a felony by a fine equal to eight percent (8%) of the annual income at the time the felony was committed and, for a felony, by a fine equivalent to six percent (6%) of the annual income at the time the felony was committed. The Office of the Election Comptroller may request from the Secretary of State, and obtain from him/her, the cancellation of the certificate of incorporation, the dissolution, suspension of activities, or the revocation of the license of the corporation, as the case may be.
The provisions of §§ 928 et seq. of Title 3, prohibiting the award of public bids and government contracts to persons who have been convicted of certain offenses shall apply to natural or juridical persons convicted of violations of this section.
The criminal action for this felony shall prescribe within five (5) years.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 14.003; renumbered as § 13.003 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 93.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XIII - Election Prohibitions and Crimes (§§ 633 — 633f) › § 633d - Failure to file reports

If any person or committee having the responsibility to file any report required under this chapter knowingly fails to do so, or if after having been compelled by the Office of the Election Comptroller, obstinately and stubbornly refuses to do so, such person or committee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to the administrative fines that the Office may impose.
The criminal action for this misdemeanor shall prescribe in five (5) years.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 14.004; renumbered as § 13.004 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 94.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XIII - Election Prohibitions and Crimes (§§ 633 — 633f) › § 633e - False reports

Any person who deliberately, willingly, and knowingly files or signs a false report of contributions received and expenditures made or any other report required under this chapter, which must be certified, with the specific intent to deceive, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3) years.
The criminal action for this felony shall prescribe in five (5) years.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 14.005; renumbered as § 13.005 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 95.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XIII - Election Prohibitions and Crimes (§§ 633 — 633f) › § 633f - Administrative faults and fines

Any violation of this chapter not classified as an offense shall constitute an administrative fault and shall entail an administrative fine to be imposed by the Office of the Election Comptroller. Fines shall be established through regulations promulgated by the Office of the Election Comptroller. In the case of natural persons, aspirants, candidates, and their campaign committees, and authorized committees, such fines shall range between two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for the first violation, and up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for subsequent violations. In the case of juridical persons and political action committees, the fines shall range from a maximum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for the first violation, and up to thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for subsequent violations.
In both cases, each day that the violations persist shall be deemed to be an independent violation. The grounds for the imposition of fines shall be stated. The total amount of the fines shall be remitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall use it to finance expenditures related to the Election Fund for Administrative Expenses or the Special Fund for Political Campaign Expenditures.
Any person who knowingly makes contributions in excess of the amounts provided in this chapter shall be subject to an administrative fine of three times the amount contributed in excess.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 14.006; renumbered as § 13.006 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 96.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 60 - Puerto Rico Political Campaign Financing Oversight Act (§§ 621 — 634) › Subchapter XIV - Effective Date (§ 634) › § 634 - Interpretation in the case of conflictive laws and regulations

The provisions of any other act or regulation that directly or indirectly govern the assessment, recommendations or activities directly or indirectly related to the process of fundraising control and campaign expenditures in Puerto Rico, collection of service fees shall apply only in addition to this chapter, insofar as its provisions are not in conflict with the provisions or purposes of this chapter. Any law or regulation in which the Office of the Election Auditor is included or referred to shall be deemed to be amended for the purpose of substitution with the Office of the Election Comptroller, provided that its provisions are not in conflict with the provisions or purposes of this chapter, in which case it shall be deemed to be repealed.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 15.001; renumbered as § 14.001 on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 97.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter I - General Dispositions (§§ 961 — 961d) › § 961 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Candidate or candidates. — Means the candidates to the Presidency and the Vice Presidency of the United States of America.
(b) Commission or Elections Commission. — Means the electoral body created by Act No. 4 of December 20, 1977.
(c) Presidential Elector. — Means the person designated according to the provisions of this chapter, who is committed to vote for a certain candidate for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United Slates of America.
(d) Presidential election. — Means the process whereby the voters issue their vote to state their preference with regard to the candidates nominated for the office of President and Vice President of the United States of America through the designation of presidential electors as provided in this chapter.
(e) Electoral law. — Means Act No. 4 of December 20, 1977, denominated as the “Puerto Rico Electoral Law”.
(f) National party. — Means that entity or organization that is defined in §§ 1321 et seq. of this title, known as the “Compulsory Presidential Primaries Act”.
(g) Chairperson. — Means the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 1.2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter I - General Dispositions (§§ 961 — 961d) › § 961a - Functions of the Commonwealth Elections Commission and duties of the Chairperson

The Commonwealth Elections Commission shall have the responsibility of organizing, establishing and enabling the processes for the presidential election in the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The present chapter authorizes the use of the resources, equipment, and personal and real property, as well as of the employees and officials attached to the Commission, as necessary [to] conduct all processes and activities related to said election.
To guarantee the procedural integrity and electoral statement in said election, the Chairperson of the Commission shall have the power to perform any acts and arrangements that are needed to execute the provisions of this chapter, pursuant to the powers that have been conferred upon him/her by the Electoral Law. To such purposes, the Chairperson shall, with the advice of the electoral representatives of the candidates, adopt the necessary norms and regulations, procedure which shall be governed by the provisions of subsection (1) of Section 1.005 of the Electoral Law. Likewise, the Chairperson shall issue orders, resolutions and determinations, and may delegate their compliance upon his/her subordinates.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 1.3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter I - General Dispositions (§§ 961 — 961d) › § 961b - Supplementary law

The Puerto Rico Electoral Law and the regulations approved by virtue thereof shall be deemed supplementary to this chapter. Said provisions shall apply to the procedures related to presidential elections in Puerto Rico, provided they are compatible with the purposes and provisions of this chapter and for which a different procedure has not been provided.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 1.4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter I - General Dispositions (§§ 961 — 961d) › § 961c - Presidential official

Every candidate appearing [on] the presidential ballot shall designate a presidential official in Puerto Rico to whom shall be delegated the responsibility of handling all matters related to the electoral event to be held pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Within the term of fifteen (15) days as of the date of his/her nomination or in default thereof, after having filed the number of valid petitions as provided in § 961f of this title, the candidate shall notify in writing the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission the designation of the official, stating the personal data and the express delegation for such a purpose. Said notice shall be issued within the term of fifteen (15) days as of the date of effectiveness of this act for the election to be held on November 7, 2000. In subsequent elections, said notice shall be made within the term of fifteen (15) days as of the date a presidential candidate has been nominated by his/her respective party.
If after said terms have elapsed, the candidate has failed to appoint the presidential official, then the Electoral Commissioner of the national party in Puerto Rico shall assume said responsibility.
The presidential official or the person upon whom the latter delegates shall be empowered to appoint the representatives of the candidate to the various electoral bodies.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 1.5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter I - General Dispositions (§§ 961 — 961d) › § 961d - Electoral bodies

The persons designated to the electoral bodies, at all stages of the electoral process, to exercise the functions related to local elections may perform the additional function of representing the presidential candidate. When this situation arises, a dual function shall be undertaken. This responsibility may fall upon and include the Office of the Electoral Commissioner and the members of the Poll Board. When a member of any of the government bodies is unable to perform said dual function, the presidential official shall designate a person to represent the candidate in the pertinent body.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 1.6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter II - Presidential Electors and Candidates (§§ 961e — 961j) › § 961e - Electors for the presidential election

For the election of the President and Vice President of the United States of America, Puerto Rico shall have eight (8) designated presidential electors and four (4) alternate presidential electors. Said presidential electors shall meet in the Capitol Building of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December of the year in which the presidential election is held, to perform the duties provided by the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 2.1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter II - Presidential Electors and Candidates (§§ 961e — 961j) › § 961f - Nomination of candidates

(a) The United States presidential and vice presidential candidates nominated by any national political party that has participated since 1979 in any of the processes provided in the Compulsory Presidential Primaries Act, §§ 1321 et seq. of this title, shall appear as candidates on the electoral ballot of the presidential elections that shall be conducted in accordance with the dispositions of this chapter. Once the results of the National Conventions of the parties referred to in this subsection are made public, the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission shall be under the obligation to take the measures needed for said candidate to appear on the presidential ballot of Puerto Rico.
(b) Candidates for the presidential election may also be nominated, by any other national political parties or persons who, without having participated in the processes under §§ 1321 et seq. of this title, have sworn petitions notarized by a notary public and file them before the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission subscribed on behalf of their candidate for President. The total number required shall be eight thousand (8,000) valid petitions which shall be filed at the Commonwealth Elections Commission on or before sixty (60) days prior to the date of the presidential election. Each elector shall sign, under oath, a petition of endorsement in behalf of one single candidate for President of the United States.
Notwithstanding the above, for the election to be held on November 7, 2000, the total number of petitions required shall be four thousand (4,000). These petitions shall be filed within fifteen (15) days from the effective date of this act.
The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission shall adopt through a Resolution the rules and the special form to carry out the provisions of this subsection. The contents and design of said form shall allow the identification of the subscribing elector, information on the issue and filing of said form with the Commonwealth Elections Commission.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 2.2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter II - Presidential Electors and Candidates (§§ 961e — 961j) › § 961g - Rights of the United States presidential candidates

Every candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America nominated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall have the following rights and prerogatives, among others:
(a) To have his name and that of his candidate for Vice President included on the ballot for the office to which they aspire in the presidential election.
(b) To designate [a] presidential official and an alternate representative who, together with the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission, shall tend to any matter or controversy which may arise in relation to his candidacy, the voting processes and the canvassing of the presidential election.
(c) To be duly represented during every stage of the voting election and canvassing processes by the members of the various electoral bodies.
(d) To appear before the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission, through its authorized representative and to be notified as a party in interest of any procedure before the consideration of the Commission that may be related to or that may affect the presidential election or his candidacy.
The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission shall adopt the standards to govern the exercise of said rights and prerogatives.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 2.3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter II - Presidential Electors and Candidates (§§ 961e — 961j) › § 961h - Qualifications of the presidential electors

Every person designated as a presidential elector for the election of the President and Vice President of the United States of America shall be a qualified voter of Puerto Rico pursuant to the Electoral Law.
Neither the members of the Congress of the United States of America nor the officials or employees of the federal government may be designated as electors for a presidential candidate.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 2.4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter II - Presidential Electors and Candidates (§§ 961e — 961j) › § 961i - Designation of presidential electors

Each United States presidential candidate who meets the requirements provided for in § 961f of this title, shall designate, through the presidential official, eight (8) presidential electors and four (4) alternate presidential electors, as provided in § 961e of this title.
The designation of presidential electors shall be notified in writing to the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission on or before the 1st of October of each year in which a presidential election is held.
The alternate presidential electors shall exercise their right to vote in the case of the death, absence, disability, or resignation of any of the presidential electors, according to the order in which they appear [on] the list remitted to the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 2.5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter II - Presidential Electors and Candidates (§§ 961e — 961j) › § 961j - Obligations of the presidential electors

Every presidential elector and his/her alternates shall give an oath or a sworn statement before the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission, stating that they shall vote for the candidates of the national party or the person whom they represent, and that it shall be their obligation and responsibility to vote accordingly when the Electoral College is convened.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 2.6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter III - Voting, Canvassing, and Election by Presidential Electors (§§ 961k — 961w) › § 961k - Date of the presidential elections

The election of presidential electors for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States of America shall be held along with the general elections in Puerto Rico.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 3.1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter III - Voting, Canvassing, and Election by Presidential Electors (§§ 961k — 961w) › § 961l - Persons entitled to vote

Every person qualified as a voter as provided in the Electoral Law, shall have the right to vote in the presidential elections.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 3.2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter III - Voting, Canvassing, and Election by Presidential Electors (§§ 961k — 961w) › § 961m - Absentee vote

The absentee vote shall be available for every qualified voter as established in the Electoral Law, and for every other qualified voter who is registered in the General Electoral Registry who is unable to be at the polling place on the day of the presidential election because he/she is not in Puerto Rico. For purposes of the presidential election, the petition for absentee vote shall be filed before the Elections Commission not later than thirty (30) days before the date of the election. The procedure for absentee vote shall be as provided in Section 5.037 of the Electoral Law in all that is not contrary to what is expressed herewith.
The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission shall be empowered to adopt through regulations the necessary measures to guarantee the federal rights of voters under the laws of the United States of America on presidential voting. In this case, said rights shall be exercised through the mechanism of the absentee vote, which shall be administered by the Absentee Vote Administrative Board created by the Electoral Law.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 3.3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter III - Voting, Canvassing, and Election by Presidential Electors (§§ 961k — 961w) › § 961n - General proclamation

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.002 of the Electoral Law, the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission shall issue a proclamation announcing the date the presidential election shall be held. For the November 7, 2000 election, said proclamation shall be published no less than thirty (30) days before the date of said election.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 3.4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter III - Voting, Canvassing, and Election by Presidential Electors (§§ 961k — 961w) › § 961o - Orientation campaign

The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission, along with the electoral representatives of the United States presidential candidates, shall develop and execute a voter information and orientation campaign on the holding of presidential elections in Puerto Rico. The same shall urge voters to participate in said election and shall advise voters as to the way to mark the ballot to consign their vote.
For said campaign, the Chairperson shall use all communications media and public broadcasting techniques, including television and the Internet. Said campaign shall begin forty-five (45) days before the date the presidential election shall be held, except for the orientation and information campaigns exhorting voters to participate, which shall begin immediately after the date of effectiveness of this act.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 3.5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter III - Voting, Canvassing, and Election by Presidential Electors (§§ 961k — 961w) › § 961p - Ballot

The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission, together with the electoral representatives of the candidates, shall design a presidential ballot, in both official languages (Spanish and English), in a different color than those used in ballots to vote for officials nominated for public office in the Government of Puerto Rico. Subject to the provisions of this section, the Chairperson and the electoral representatives shall determine the design and the text to appear in print on the presidential ballot, through a resolution. These ballots shall be uniform in size, the text thereon shall be printed in Spanish and English, and black ink shall be used on thick paper, so that the text printed does not show through the back. The provisions of Section 5.011 of the Electoral Law, including what is provided regarding write-in nominations, shall not apply to presidential ballots.
The insignia or logo of the national party, the name of the party, and the photograph of the United States presidential candidate shall appear at the top of the corresponding column, leaving enough space for the voter to make his/her mark. Immediately under the column, the phrase “Presidential Electors” shall appear in print, and under this phrase the names of the candidates, with a description of the office to which they have been nominated. The names of the candidates shall be centered, approximately half an inch apart, and to the left, enough space shall be left for a number and any valid voting mark.
The order or column in which the names of the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates is to appear shall be determined by lot, by the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission in the presence of the electoral representatives of the candidates for the Presidency of the United States. The instructions to vote shall also appear in print on each ballot. The names of the presidential electors shall not appear on the ballot.
The United States presidential candidates participating in the presidential election held in Puerto Rico shall submit to the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Elections Commission, the name and photograph and the insignia to be placed on the ballot as the candidate’s logo, which shall be made through a certification to that effect, submitted on or before sixty (60) days prior to the presidential election. If the corresponding certification is not received, the Chairperson shall assign a geometric shape as the candidate’s logo.
For the presidential election of November 7, 2000, candidates shall have a twenty-(20) day term from effective date of this act to submit the logo which will appear on the ballot.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 3.6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter III - Voting, Canvassing, and Election by Presidential Electors (§§ 961k — 961w) › § 961q - Electoral lists

The Elections Commission shall deliver two (2) copies of the electoral lists to be used on the day of the election, to the electoral representative of the presidential candidate of each national political party, sixty (60) days before the date the election is to be held. Voters who register during the one hundred and twenty (120) days preceding the close of the voters registry shall be included on a separate list. The list of voters who register to vote pursuant to federal provisions shall be delivered at least twenty-one (21) days before election day.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 3.7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE SIXTEEN - Election and Registration (§§ 1 — 4255) › Subtitle 2 - Additional Provisions (§§ 351 — 973q) › Chapter 69 - Puerto Rico Presidential Election Act (2000) › Subchapter III - Voting, Canvassing, and Election by Presidential Electors (§§ 961k — 961w) › § 961r - Ballot boxes

The local Elections Commission shall arrange for the installation of a ballot box at each polling place, which shall have enough capacity to hold the presidential ballots of the polling place. The ballot box shall be clearly identified with the phrase “Presidential Ballot”, and a numbered seal shall be provided for each ballot box.
History —Sept. 10, 2000, No. 403, § 3.8.