Puerto Rico

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The Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 took place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. After a count by the State Commission of Elections, the winner was inaugurated to a four-year term as Governor of Puerto Rico on January 2, 2005. Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... Aníbal Pato Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is the legislative branch of the government of Puerto Rico. ... Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico. ... The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, larger than the Senate. ... The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, having the ultimate judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of local commonwealth law. ... Political parties in Puerto Rico lists political parties in Puerto Rico. ... Politics of Puerto Rico Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Puerto Rico ... There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the United States Government, but Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities at the second order. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... More than one country has a day called Election Day. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The State Commission of Elections of Puerto Rico —or Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico (CEEPR or CEE-PUR) in Spanish— is the entity that guarantees the right to vote to the citizens of Puerto Rico. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The post of Governor of Puerto Rico and the entire House of Representatives and the entire Senate, as well as the Mayors of the municipalities of Puerto Rico, and the Resident Commissioner were also elected for four-year terms. The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, larger than the Senate. ... Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the United States Government, but Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities at the second order. ... The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. ...

For the first time in Puerto Rican history, citizens unable to mobilize to voting colleges for medical reasons, but capable of practicing their right to vote, were visited in their own homes and hospitals so that they could exercise their vote. ^{[citation needed]} Similarly, prisoners mentally capable, exercised their vote days earlier, being Puerto Rico the only country of the world where those condemned are allowed to vote. ^{[citation needed]} This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Candidates for Governor

• Anibal Acevedo Vila for the Popular Democratic Party
• Pedro Rosello for the New Progressive Party
• Ruben Berrios for the Puerto Rican Independence Party

An bal Acevedo Vil (born 1962) is the eight and current Democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ... Pedro Juan Rosselló González (born April 5, 1944) was the sixth democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Date of birth June 21, 1939 Place of birth Aibonito, Puerto Rico Occupation Lawyer President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). ... The Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) in Spanish) is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. ...

Candidates for Resident Commissioner

• Edwin Irizarry Mora for the Puerto Rican Independence Party
• Luis Fortuño for the New Progressive Party
• Roberto Prats for the Popular Democratic Party

The Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) in Spanish) is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. ... Luis Fortuño, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Luis G. Fortuño (born October 31, 1960) is a corporate lawyer and politician from Puerto Rico affiliated with the New Progressive Party and the United States Republican Party. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Roberto Prats, Senator of Puerto Rico affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ...

Results

Main article: Results of the Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004. The results of the Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 were announced by the State Commission of Elections (CEE-PUR) on November 2–3, 2004 after the voting colleges closed on November 2 at 3:00 PM AST. In November 3, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá was certified preliminarily as...

The 2004 General Elections were the second closest in Puerto Rican history. PPD candidate Anibal Acevedo Vila got 953, 459 votes, or 48.36%. PNP candidate Pedro Rossello received 949, 579 votes, or 48.19%. Ruben Berrios received 52,660 votes, or 2.5%. Aníbal Pato Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ... Pedro Juan Rosselló González [pronounced “roh-say-YO”] (born April 5, 1944) is a Puerto Rican politican who was the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Date of birth June 21, 1939 Place of birth Aibonito, Puerto Rico Occupation Lawyer President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). ... The Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) in Spanish) is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, larger than the Senate. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ... The Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) in Spanish) is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ... The Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) in Spanish) is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ... An bal Acevedo Vil (born 1962) is the eight and current Democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Pedro Juan Rosselló González (born April 5, 1944) was the sixth democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. ... Date of birth June 21, 1939 Place of birth Aibonito, Puerto Rico Occupation Lawyer President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). ...

Anibal Acevedo Vila was ultimately the winner of the gubernatorial election, but Puerto Rican Law requires that a full recount of the election be carried out since the margin of victory was so small. The full recount was carried, reconfirming Acevedo Vila's lead on the electoral polls. This victory was declared almost a month and a half after the general election. As a by product of the recount, controversy divided the public opinion on the victory because of a vote that became known as "pivazo". When Acevedo became Governor, he was the first Governor in Puerto Rican history that does not have a Resident Commissioner of his same party (in part thanks to the "pivazo" vote), since Luis Fortuño of the PNP won the election against Roberto Prats for the post of Resident Commissioner. ^{[citation needed]} An bal Acevedo Vil (born 1962) is the eight and current Democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. ... A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ... Luis Fortuño, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Luis G. Fortuño (born October 31, 1960) is a corporate lawyer and politician from Puerto Rico affiliated with the New Progressive Party and the United States Republican Party. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Roberto Prats, Senator of Puerto Rico affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party. ... A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ...

The PNP won 42 mayoralty races, while the PPD won 36. ^{[citation needed]} PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ...

The PNP also won 17 of 27 seats in the Senate, and 32 of the 51 seats in the House of Representatives. ^{[citation needed]} Two days after the 2004 election, the party's caucuses nominated Kenneth McClintock as the next Senate President and Jose Aponte as the next Speaker of the House. ^{[citation needed]} Both were formally elected to those posts at the inaugural sessions of their respective legislative bodies on January 10, 2005. ^{[citation needed]} PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Kenneth McClintock, President of the Senate of Puerto Rico. ... José Aponte, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico José Francisco Aponte Hernández (born January 19, 1958) is an accountant and the President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. ...

Seen as a whole, the PNP's victories in almost two thirds of legislative races, well over half of all city hall races and Puerto Rico's non-voting Congressional seat, suggest that voters specifically rejected the party's only major candidate for office, gubernatorial nominee Pedro Rossello, who later unsuccessfully attempted, throughout the year following his defeat, to unseat and replace Kenneth McClintock as Senate president, a contest which has effectively ended. ^{[citation needed]} PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... Pedro Juan Rosselló González (born April 5, 1944) was the sixth democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. ... Kenneth McClintock, President of the Senate of Puerto Rico. ...

External link

• State Commission of Elections of Puerto Rico - official site (in Spanish)