The Puerto Rico State Commission on Elections—
Spanish
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: ''Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico'' (CEEPR or CEE-PUR)—is the
government agency of the
executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico that oversees and manages
elections in Puerto Rico
Elections in Puerto Rico are guaranteed by Article Six of the Constitution of Puerto Rico and the Electoral Code of Puerto Rico for the 21st Century Act. All processes are overseen and managed in whole by the Puerto Rico State Elections Commiss ...
as well as guaranteeing the right to vote to its
citizen
Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection".
Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...
s.
The agency was created on December 20, 1977 by Act No. 4 of 1997.
References
External links
CEEPUROfficial Site
Puerto Rico
Elections in Puerto Rico
1997 establishments in Puerto Rico
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