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Election Data

Puerto Rico

_{○ Presidential Election}

_{- Term of office: 4 years}

_{○ Parliamentary Elections}

_{· Parliamentary (The Senate)
- Seats: 27}

_{- Term of office: 4 years
· Parliamentary (The House of Representatives)
- Seats: 51}

_{- Term of office: 4 years

○ Election system}

_{· Number of registered voters: 2,867,557 (2016 election)}

_{· Voter turnout: 55.45 % (2016 general election)}

_{- Presidential: Elected by an electoral college.}

_{- Parliamentary}

_{1. In the Senate (Senado), 16 members are elected by popular vote and 11 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system.}

_{2. In the House of Representatives (Camara de Representantes), members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system and 40 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies.}

_{· Voting process}

_{1. Vote by mail is available}

_{2. Voter registration}

_{3. Verify photo identification -> Cast ballots}

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Election Data

Puerto Rico