Electoral officials wait for ballots to arrive at a voting center in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Puerto Rico's primaries were marred by a lack of ballots in a majority of centers across the U.S. territory, forcing frustrated voters who braved a spike in COVID-19 cases to turn around and go back home.
It was the first time primaries have been halted and led many to worry that it has cracked Puerto Ricans’ confidence in their government and could affect the outcome of upcoming November general elections on an island with a voter participation rate of nearly 70%.“That scar will never leave Puerto Rico,” said political analyst Domingo Emanuelli. “It was a hold-up of the country’s democracy.”
Meanwhile, questions about why Puerto Rico held a primary if ballots were not available and how it was possible that no one knew about the problem until it was too late remained unanswered. Pierluisi briefly served as governor after Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigned in August 2019 following widespread street protests over a profanity-laced chat that was leaked and government corruption. But Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court ruled that Vázquez, then the justice secretary, was constitutionally next in line because there was no secretary of state.
While another primary is scheduled for Aug. 16, some expect lawsuits and legal loopholes to potentially upset those plans.
Somebody must have organized this chaos.
Field testing for Trump/DeJoy’s election interference for October/November? “Slow the mail down!” cc: SpeakerPelosi , are you still thinking September 17 is early enough for a hearing? Are you deserting us?
ThUs the scam to steal another election begins....VOTE!
GOP involvement?
RetroBerner Anyone who’s blaming trump needs to stop and realize this was a dem primary as well.
'Botched' is the new term the left is using, but it is effective.
Trump has largely ignored Puerto Rico and the requests for support. So it would not surprise me that he derailed the primary- as he is now scared of every vote against him.
Cut these fuckers loose already.
I guess they learned from watching Iowa and Georgia.
Test run for the GOP!
Needs intense followup.
It’s time to bravely, and in sincere respect, to start Bunker Hill Protests. Trump’s authoritarianism, the GOP abject refusal to object - requires US to protest silently... if Non-Violent, peaceful protests start now and GROW, then any vote on Nov 3 will be a pure vote of change
Trial run for November
Corruption in Puerto Rico?
Democrat F-up?
Just look to the Trump team for answers.
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