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Boundary Delimitation

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: For election of members of the Legislative Assembly, Puerto Rico shall be divided into eight senatorial districts and forty representative districts.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”, art. III (s. 3, 4) and VIII: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-constitucion-1970/ ; Electoral Law: “Código Electoral de Puerto Rico de 2020”, art. 9.6: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-58-2020-codigo-electoral-2020/
Verified: 2020/11/03
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
c. Compactness of constituencies
d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
g. Other
Comments: The districts are made up by contiguous and compact territories, considering as far as possible the existing population and communication routes.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”, art. III (s. 4) and VIII: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-constitucion-1970/ ; Electoral Law: “Código Electoral de Puerto Rico de 2020”, art. 9.6: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-58-2020-codigo-electoral-2020/ ; Electoral Districts’ Law: “Determinación final de la Junta Constitucional de Revisión de Distritos Electorales Senatoriales y Representativos (2011)”: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-distritos-electorales-2011/
Verified: 2020/11/03
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): g. Other
Comments: Such division shall be determined by the Constitutional Inspection Board of the Senatorial and Representative Districts, composed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as Chairman, and two additional members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”, art. III (s. 4): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-constitucion-1970/ ; Electoral Law: “Código Electoral de Puerto Rico de 2020”, art. 9.6: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-58-2020-codigo-electoral-2020/ ; Electoral Districts’ Law: “Determinación final de la Junta Constitucional de Revisión de Distritos Electorales Senatoriales y Representativos (2011)”: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-distritos-electorales-2011/
Verified: 2020/11/03
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