(CNN Español) – A group of 51 lawmakers from the United States House of Representatives, chaired by the Puerto Rican Commissioner to the Washington Congress, Jenniffer González Colon in the Florida lawladder Darren Soto will inform this March and Washington that they will present a project to Puerto Rico is the state number 51 of the United States.
Puerto Rico is the territory of EE.UU. of 1898.
Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi met in Washington to respond to the proposal. Mientras, a group of people who read the Capitol of the Island in the Old San Juan to demonstrate their support for the initiative.
In the November 3 elections, the Puerto Rican voters were consulted in a referendum on the question: “Does Debt Puerto Rico be admitted immediately within the Union as a state?” It was imposed with 52.52% of the votes.
“Solo has a form of change all of this, and is underway from Puerto Rico’s administration as the state of the Union and precisely this medium buses it, the transition has the status number and as it has advertised the people of Puerto Rico in the urns for three consecutive days, ”González said.
MIRA: Pedro Pierluisi confides in the EE.UU Chamber Camera. support project for Puerto Rico to be a state
This result, a certificate issued by the Puerto Rico State Election Commission, will be passed on the proposal presented this March in Washington, which will stimulate an Iceland admission process as the subject of Puerto Rico voters will vote in favor of new referendum on status. The project proposes a 12-month space for the President of the United States to admit to Puerto Rico as the new state and the Puerto Ricans will vote for it.
“All the votes that will be taken in the general elections, practically all will be expressed. And so it is because the Congress does not hint at any kind of compromise or reprimand. I’ve been convinced that President Trump’s administration is opposed to the consultation. With that and that, 53% of our voters say they will, ”said Governor Pierluisi.
Antes de llegar a la Casa Blanca, Joe Biden se había expresses in favor of the state of Puerto Rico and has made it clear that the Puerto Ricans need to define the status of the island.
In Puerto Rico, he was involved in a number of public consultations on his political status. In 1952, the island adopted the political formula approved by the Federal Congress of a ‘United Free State’ of the United States.
Since then, various celebrities have been referred to and the free association formula is based on the state and the Independence, among different options presented at the time.
In 2012, the result is Ganadora with 61.16%, although in 2017 it is 97.18%. Without embarrassment, the results of the debates on the part of the political status of Puerto Rico and the winners will be announced and will not be approved by the Federal Congress.
What is the current Admissions Bill?
The Admission Board project is set to be approved by the Congress, the President of the EE.UU. will notify you of the Puerto Rican governor’s approval, who will convene a referendum for the electors to decide if Puerto Rico is admitted as a State. In the referendum, the following question is asked: “Does Debt Puerto Rico be admitted immediately to the Union as a state, in agreement with the terms prescribed in the Law of the Congressional Approval (approval of the law)? Sí, Nee ”.
To win the Si, the President of the State Commission of Elections of Puerto Rico (CEE) must certify the results and send them to the governor. The governor will hold a 10-day term to communicate the results of the presidency of the EE.UU, and the presidents of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. The President of the United States will issue a proclamation declaring the results and results in which Puerto Rico will be admitted as a state. It can last up to 12 months after the certification of the results by the CEE.
To prevail the No in the referendum, the Ley for the Puerto Rico Admission as it should be effective. To convert and vote in Puerto Rico to coordinate the voting process for a referendum. To win the state, the governor of the island commences a process to select the new representatives of Puerto Rico to the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate, which must have the same day as the ratification vote. This is a period of entry between the certification certificate for the Congregational delegation, but no later than 12 months the certification certificate vote.