2024 elections

The agency paid nearly $1.3 million to Dominion Voting Systems to upgrade equipment with 4G modems for result transmission, and an additional $23,379 to Claro for the SIM cards required for the connection.

For the first time, a recent amendment to Puerto Rico’s Electoral Code allows voter eligibility to be disputed even after the Electoral Register closes — potentially just days before elections. The CPI has found that some voters facing these disputes are not notified, leaving them without the opportunity to respond.

Election commissioners ensure that they will have representation at all polling stations. Meanwhile, the accreditation process for electoral observers has been tumultuous, according to several civic organizations.

As straight-ticket voting for the majority parties declines and new alliances and parties emerge seeking to build loyalty, there are geographical areas where the five political parties are concentrating their forces ahead of the upcoming elections

Statements from individuals registered twice or living in the United States, who the Puerto Rico Electoral Register claims participated in elections they did not vote in, add to the CPI’s findings of people listed as having voted despite being deceased