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posted by n1 on Monday June 12 2017, @09:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the join-the-club dept.

According to Fox News:

Puerto Rico's governor announced that the U.S. territory has overwhelmingly chosen statehood in a nonbinding referendum Sunday held amid a deep economic crisis that has sparked an exodus of islanders to the U.S. mainland.

Nearly half a million votes were cast for statehood, more than 7,600 for free association/independence and nearly 6,700 for independence, according to preliminary results. The participation rate was just 23 percent with roughly 2.26 million registered voters, leading opponents to question the validity of a vote that several parties had boycotted.

Also covered by AP.


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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @05:12PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @05:12PM (#524508)

    Yes, the states get to vote. All 50 US states are represented in the US Congress, and Congress decides whether or not to admit new states into the union.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 13 2017, @11:43AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 13 2017, @11:43AM (#524861)

    Yes, the states get to vote. All 50 US states are represented in the US Congress, and Congress decides whether or not to admit new states into the union.

    Well, that would work better if congress actually represented "The People".