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PC001

Conditions d’enregistrement pour les partis (chambre 1)


QuestionQuelles sont les conditions d’enregistrement pour les partis politiques prenant part aux élections nationales (chambre 1)?
Réponses a. Collecte de signatures (précisez le nombre)
e. Nombre minimal de candidats
f. Autre
Réponses a) They must present the petitions of the 5% of electors of the total votes for the last General Governor. According to the law, there is a distinction between the "main" political parties, which are those that preserve their registry after overcoming the threshold of votes required in the last election, and the political parties "by request", which are those looking for their registry to contend in a new election. Besides, it admits the possibility that the parties by request should be registered to contend in the general elections or only for certain positions in the legislative or the local levels. b) Additionally, they must present their program of government and the structure of their directive board.
Source Electoral Law: “Código Electoral de Puerto Rico de 2020”, art. 6.1, 6.4: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-58-2020-codigo-electoral-2020/ ; Political Financing Law: “Ley para la fiscalización del financiamiento de campaña política en Puerto Rico”: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-222-2011-fiscalizacion-financiamiento-politico-58-2020/
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PC003

Critères d’inscription pour les candidats (chambre 1)


QuestionQuelles sont les exigences légales pour se porter candidat aux élections (chambre 1)?
Réponses a. Âge
b. Citoyenneté
d. Résidence
f. Inscription
j. Autre
Réponses The candidates to the Chamber of Representatives must be properly registered in the electoral registry, to be at least twenty-five years of age, to be American and Puerto Rican citizens, to have lived in Puerto Rico at least during the two years prior to the election and at least one year before in the district for which they will contend; likewise they must be able to read and write in Spanish or English. Besides, the candidates from political parties must go through the procedures of internal selection made by their party. In the case of independent candidates, they must present the petitions of the 5% of electors of the total votes for the last General Governor.
Source Constitution: “Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”, art. III (s. 5, 6): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-constitucion-1970/ ; Electoral Law: “Código Electoral de Puerto Rico de 2020”, art. 7.2: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-58-2020-codigo-electoral-2020/
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PC008

Candidats indépendants


QuestionLes candidats indépendants peuvent-ils prendre part aux élections présidentielles ou législatives?
Réponses e. Aux élections présidentielles et législatives
Réponses The independent candidates must present the petitions of the 5% of electors of the total votes for the last General Governor.
Source Electoral Law: “Código Electoral de Puerto Rico de 2020”, art. 7.15: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-58-2020-codigo-electoral-2020/
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PC012

Financement public des partis


QuestionLes partis politiques reçoivent-ils un financement public direct/indirect?
Réponses b. Direct
Réponses Parties receive public funding not only to finance their ordinary and electoral expenses, but also, in the case of candidates for General Governor, to buy air time in the media during the electoral campaigns.
Source Political Financing Law: “Ley para la fiscalización del financiamiento de campaña política en Puerto Rico”: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-222-2011-fiscalizacion-financiamiento-politico-58-2020/
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PC015

Base du financement public


QuestionQuelle est la base du financement public?
Réponses a. Financement égal, sans égard à la taille ou à la performance antérieure
Réponses
Source Political Financing Law: “Ley para la fiscalización del financiamiento de campaña política en Puerto Rico”, art. 9.001 & 9.002: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-222-2011-fiscalizacion-financiamiento-politico-58-2020/
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PC017

Financement privé des partis


QuestionLes partis politiques enregistrés ont-ils droit à un financement privé?
Answer: a. Oui
Réponses The law sets up limits for each kind of candidate.
Source Political Financing Law: “Ley para la fiscalización del financiamiento de campaña política en Puerto Rico”, art. 5.000-5.015, 9.000-9.009: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-222-2011-fiscalizacion-financiamiento-politico-58-2020/
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