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wherever they are convalescing (hospitals, clinics, etc.). In both of these extraordinary cases, officials from the Puerto Rico State
Commission on Elections will provide aid so that the citizens can cast their vote—either by using verbal or non-verbal communication—with members from the different political parties required to observe the process in order to ensure accuracy, fairness, transparency, order, and legitimacy.
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senators are instead assigned a budget from which they retrieve funds to pay for these. Senators that preside commissions are assigned larger budgets than those who don't; creating a difference between the budgets assigned to senators from the party holding a majority in the Senate versus the ones in minority as majority senators tend to be the ones that preside commissions.
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to where the voter declared as residence. Votes are required by law to be cast in secret, unless the citizen has a physical impairment that does not allow him to. Those citizens unable to travel to colleges due to medical impairments may vote at their place of residence (homes, elder homes, etc.) or
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that must be approved by not less than two thirds of both the Senate and the House. Currently the party has control over two thirds of both the Senate and the House and can, therefore, propose constitutional amendments without
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have voting powers as all are elected from within. Non-voting officers are elected from outside Senate ranks and simply assist in internal procedures and clerical tasks, and in the observance of internal rules, laws, and the
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were selected as
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that has a majority of seats. The next-largest party is known as the minority party. The president pro tempore, committee chairs, and some other officials are generally from the majority party.
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was headed in early 2009 by Kevin Rivera, while
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with two senators per districts. An additional eleven senators are elected
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about how the aforementioned organizations work in unison with the Senate.
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for full-time work of each senator is US$ 73,775 annually, except for the
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states that no person can be a member of the Senate unless the candidate:
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elected its traditional member At-large and the two emergent parties,
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is scheduled for November 3, 2020 where the members of the
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794:Constitution of Puerto Rico
759:Urbanism and Infrastructure
592:The Senate, along with the
561:first Senate of Puerto Rico
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1591:27th Senate of Puerto Rico
1585:27th Senate of Puerto Rico
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1456:Velda González de Modestti
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2272:"Article III, Section 19"
2206:constitutional amendments
1849:José Antonio Vargas Vidot
1795:MarĂa de Lourdes Santiago
1723:Marially González Huertas
1603:general elections of 2020
1536:(independent candidate).
1522:MarĂa de Lourdes Santiago
1492:Marially González Huertas
1384:Francisco M. Susoni Abreu
1182:The current president is
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2451:"Article VII, Section 1"
2246:"Article III, Section 1"
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1611:Popular Democratic Party
1339:Popular Democratic Party
1052:Commission on Government
824:Elections in Puerto Rico
594:House of Representatives
559:On August 13, 1917, the
431:in order to become law.
373:http://www.senado.pr.gov
2931:Civil Rights Commission
2324:"Article IV, Section 5"
1876:Gregorio MatĂas Rosario
1759:Rosamar Trujillo Plumey
1559:secretary of the Senate
1408:Miguel Hernández Agosto
1249:Miguel Hernández Agosto
1141:President of the Senate
1036:President of the Senate
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1009:of their preference by
897:including Puerto Ricans
596:, are in charge of the
577:Manuel Palacios Salazar
517:1st Puerto Rican Senate
429:Governor of Puerto Rico
402:territorial legislature
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3016:United States Congress
2650:on September 20, 2018.
2379:"Article V, Section 8"
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1782:District VIII Carolina
1773:District VIII Carolina
1741:HĂ©ctor Santiago Torres
1532:; and Minority Leader
1526:Ana Irma Rivera Lassén
1462:Orlando Parga Figueroa
1438:Luisa LebrĂłn de Rivera
1366:Celestino Iriarte MirĂł
1320:president of the House
1255:Roberto Rexach BenĂtez
1231:Rafael Hernández Colón
1056:Commission on Treasury
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5019:Senate of Puerto Rico
4995:18.46889°N 66.10611°W
4389:Republic of the Congo
3929:Legislative elections
1804:Joanne RodrĂguez Veve
1750:Albert Torres BerrĂos
1623:independent candidate
1615:New Progressive Party
1518:Carmelo RĂos Santiago
1316:president pro tempore
1304:President pro tempore
1213:Rafael MartĂnez Nadal
1169:president pro tempore
1122:president pro tempore
1040:President pro tempore
858:resident commissioner
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3032:United States Senate
2946:Legislative Assembly
2051:Legislative Assembly
2049:but not part of the
1822:Thomas Rivera Schatz
1777:Javier Aponte Dalmau
1768:Wanda Soto Tolentino
1764:District VII Humacao
1755:District VII Humacao
1692:District III Arecibo
1687:Elizabeth Rosa VĂ©lez
1683:District III Arecibo
1514:Thomas Rivera Schatz
1506:Javier Aponte Dalmau
1444:AnĂbal Marrero PĂ©rez
1414:Manuel Ramos Barroso
1360:Luis Sánchez Morales
1354:Juan Hernández López
1291:Thomas Rivera Schatz
1279:Thomas Rivera Schatz
1267:Antonio Fas Alzamora
1207:Luis Sánchez Morales
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167:Javier Aponte Dalmau
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2662:"SARGENTO DE ARMAS"
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1746:District VI Guayama
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1674:District II BayamĂłn
1665:District II BayamĂłn
1656:District I San Juan
1647:District I San Juan
1579:Current composition
1540:Non-member officers
1530:Joan RodrĂguez VevĂ©
1328:speaker pro tempore
1237:Juan J. Cancel RĂos
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1573:Yamil Rivera VĂ©lez
1528:; Minority Leader
1524:; Minority Leader
1520:; Minority Leader
1512:; Minority Leader
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1390:Samuel R. Quiñones
1378:Luis PadrĂłn Rivera
1273:Kenneth McClintock
1225:Samuel R. Quiñones
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1396:Luis NegrĂłn LĂłpez
1348:Eduardo Georgetti
1261:Charlie RodrĂguez
1161:presiding officer
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878:The next election
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1516:, Minority Whip
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1474:José Luis Dalmau
1432:Nicolás Nogueras
1420:Sergio Peña Clos
1402:Juan Cancel RĂos
1335:District V Ponce
1297:José Luis Dalmau
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