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Puerto Rico Officials Deny Extension of Voter Registration Deadline

Decision follows public outcry over long lines and insufficient resources at registration centers.

  • The Popular Democratic Party and the New Progressive Party voted against extending the voter registration deadline, which remains September 21.
  • The Puerto Rican Independence Party and Citizen Victory Movement had requested an extension to a month before the November 5 election.
  • Critics, including the American Civil Liberties Union, argue that chronic power outages and a lack of resources have hindered voter registration efforts.
  • The state elections commission faces a backlog of tens of thousands of electronically registered voters yet to be recorded.
  • Despite long lines and registration challenges, only 62,400 new voters have registered, less than half the number from 2020.
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