State Elections Commission

San Juan, PR – The Puerto Rico State Elections Commission (CEE) is under scrutiny for failing to address multiple information requests related to issues during the electoral process. These requests, submitted by journalists Damaris Suárez and Vanessa Colón Almenas of the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI), remain unanswered despite the requirements outlined in the Transparency […]

The CEE has not clarified why it invested $1.3 million in modems despite knowing in advance that they would not work in half of the polling places.

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.

Voters under these categories will no longer find their information or the reason for being taken out of the Consulta del Elector digital platform. Only active voters will be able to access their registration data.

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

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.

By now, in addition to answering phone calls from voters, the staff of the CEE support centers should be able to communicate through chats, cell phone messages, and emails to answer questions, something that has not happened.

The web application to request early and absentee votes, the redesign of the early ballot request form, and the approval of the procedural manuals are on the CEE’s to-do list for the next electoral events.

Furthermore, due to the expectation that the Electoral Code would be amended, the State Elections Commission paralyzed work aimed at establishing electronic electoral systems for nine months in 2021.