Puerto Rico Ballot Initiative

[DontSayBanana]

Starting this up to keep from derailing the election thread, but I thought of something.  Does anybody know if a ballot initiative in PR needs a quorum or a simple majority to pass?  As it stands right now, it sounds like PR might finally be approaching Congress about statehood.

[Valmy]

Both Obama and Mittens promised to back Puerto Rico if they voted Statehood:

http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Puerto-Rico-votes-on-US-ties-and-chooses-governor-4012422.php

Both President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney said they supported the referendum, with Obama pledging to respect the will of the people if there was a clear majority. Any change would require approval by the U.S. Congress.

So this will probably happen, if the vote holds up.  A 'clear majority' is needed.  So probably 55%+ for Statehood.

[DontSayBanana]

So this will probably happen, if the vote holds up.  A 'clear majority' is needed.  So probably 55%+ for Statehood.

So basically, it's still in toss-up territory.  It's hovering right at 54% with about 2/3 of the polling stations reporting.

[jimmy olsen]

87.77% in

Question 1 -  Should we keep our current status?
NO    832,625    53.88%    
YES    712,769    46.12%    

Question 2 - If No, what should we do?
STATEHOOD    722,336    61.69%    
SOVEREIGN FREE ASSOCIATED STATE    386,028    32.97%    
INDEPENDENCE    62,584    5.34%    

[CountDeMoney]

The Chinese would never allow Puerto Rico to declare its independence anyway.

[MadImmortalMan]

How many years have they been putting it off now? I think the PR statehood issue has been completely finished aside from a popular vote on it for like 60 years at least.

[Eddie Teach]

Don't really like that two-part format, statehood didn't get a majority of actual ballots cast. There will probably have to be another plebiscite with yes/no to statehood option.

[11B4V]

What do the Ricans have to offer us??

[Phillip V]

What do the Ricans have to offer us??

Lovely latino women.

Unfortunately, 66% of the Puerto Rican population is obese or overweight.

[CountDeMoney]

I'd rather see us drop our outdated, Cold War-era restrictions with Cuba than add Puerto Rico to the union. 

I hear the Cuban nightlife is to die for.  Johnny Olaf told me that.

[Phillip V]

Cuba would be a great spring break destination for college kids.

Send our drones and annex Cuba.

[Lettow77]

 The Anti-Statehood candidate seems to have barely won as governor, though. With that and a republican house, can this really be expected to occur?

[jimmy olsen]

The Anti-Statehood candidate seems to have barely won as governor, though. With that and a republican house, can this really be expected to occur?

He has to follow the dictate of the referendum.

Puerto Rican statehood is in the GOP party platform.

[Phillip V]

Where is website to follow updated results?

[jimmy olsen]

Where is website to follow updated results?

NO
http://div1.ceepur.org/REYDI_NocheDelEvento/index.html#en/default/CONDICION_POLITICA_TERRITORIAL_ACTUAL_ISLA.xml
Statehood
http://div1.ceepur.org/REYDI_NocheDelEvento/index.html#en/default/OPCIONES_NO_TERRITORIALES_ISLA.xml