Government Information » Puerto Rico http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu Links and annotations for national, state, and local government publications Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:56:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Puerto Rico’s Political Status and the 2012 Plebiscite: Background and Key Questions http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/10/03/puerto-ricos-political-status-and-the-2012-plebiscite-background-and-key-questions/ http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/2012/10/03/puerto-ricos-political-status-and-the-2012-plebiscite-background-and-key-questions/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:07:41 +0000 alan zoellner http://swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu/?p=20358 http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42765.pdf

Previews the November 2012 vote in Puerto Rico on whether voters prefer statehood, independence, or a sovereign free associated state. Also considers Puerto Rico’s current status and issues for Congress.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

 

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Describes history and early governance of Puerto Rico, the development of the island’s constitution, status debates and votes since 1952, and current issues of debate over the political status.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

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