Only states can vote - Puerto Rico is not a state, Puerto Ricans cannot vote

How is Puerto Rico Represented in the US House of Representatives?

Answer: Puerto Rico has a non-voting delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives, known as the Resident Commissioner.

What are the voting rights of Puerto Ricans?

Answer: Puerto Ricans can vote in presidential primaries but not in the general presidential elections. They do participate fully in local elections.

Will Puerto Rican ever have the right to vote?

People in Congress are still talking about what Puerto Rico's future should be. Some ideas include making it a state or giving it a way to become independent.

No one knows for sure what will happen with Puerto Rico's political status.

While speaking to a young man from Puerto Rico he told me this and I couldn't believe it: Puerto Ricans can only vote in U.S. presidential primaries but not in the general election. So what's the point of voting in the primaries at all?

Read: Did you know : Puerto Ricans can only vote in the US presidential primaries but not in the general elections

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