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Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm Puerto Rico
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2000 Representatives:0(0.00% of 435)
2002 Representatives:0(0.00% of 435)
2004 Electors:0(0.00% of 538)
Registered Voters (2000): 
Estimated Voting age population (2000): 
Capital:San Juan
 

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 The associated COMMONWEALTH of Puerto Rico
 ceded to the United States by SPAIN via Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War, signed 10 December 1898
 COMMONWEALTH status achieved, 25 July 1952
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 • Resident Commissioner to the House of Representatives: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004
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 • Tuesday next after first Monday in November in even-numbered years.
Links  Links to other web sites
 
Constitution
 • Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Election Authority
 • Commonwealth Elections Commission of Puerto Rico / Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico
 • Gobierno de Puerto Rico
Legislature
 • Puerto Rico Government
Democratic
 • Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party, Official site)
 • Puerto Rico Democratic Party; P.O. Box 19328; San Juan, PR 00910-3939; 787-274-2921; 787-759-9075 (fax)
Republican
 • El Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico
Third Party
 • Bandera Roja en Línea
 • Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño (Puerto Rican Independence Party - English)
 • Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño (Puerto Rican Independence Party - Spanish)
 • Partido Nuevo Progresista (Puerto Rican New Progressive Party)
 • Puertorriqueños por Puerto Rico / Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party
Media & others
 • Claridad
 • DC's Political Report - Puerto Rico
 • El Boricua
 • El Nuevo Día
 • El Vocero de Puerto Rico
 • Elecciones en Puerto Rico (Español)
 • Elections in Puerto Rico (English)
 • politicaboricua "El Portal de la Política Boricua y Mucho Más!" (Puerto Rico Top Politics Resource on the Web)
 • Political Resources on the Net - Puerto Rico
 • Politics1.com - Puerto Rico
 • Primera Hora
 • Puerto Rico Herald
 • Puerto Rico Wow!
 • RedBetances
 • Semanario El Expresso de Puerto Rico
 • StarMedia
 • U.S. Council for Puerto Rican Statehood
 • VotoIntelligente
 • WAPA AM - San Juan
 • WAPA TV - San Juan
 
 

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