Puerto Rico elections

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.

The CPI found nearly 900,000 deceased people in the Electoral Register, and thousands of them appeared to have voted in the 2020 and 2016 elections. Fraud is part of a system plagued by corruption for decades.

Valid documents not being accepted, and applications rejected without explanation are part of the problems with the digital platform operating since October 2023.

At the party level, the Citizen Victory Movement procured the highest number of donations from donors in the United States between January 2021 and July 2024. However, among the gubernatorial candidates, Jenniffer González leads in fundraising.