elections

Even though the Puerto Rican population in New York City has declined, candidates for mayor are still vying for their votes. The upcoming November 4 election is shaping up to be historic: for the first time, a socialist candidate of Indian and Muslim descent, Zohran Mamdani, could be elected mayor.

On Election Day in Puerto Rico, voting equipment malfunctioned repeatedly — failing to turn on, shutting down unexpectedly, misreading ballot markings, and frequently jamming. Just a month earlier, the CEE had assured the public that similar issues encountered during the primaries last June had been resolved.

Among Pennsylvania’s nearly half a million Puerto Ricans, a key voting bloc in the upcoming presidential election, some have switched parties, others remain undecided, and many remain disengaged from the political process.