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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @10:46AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @10:46AM (#524261)

    Eventually a democrat will return to power

    Lol. The democrat party as the other major player in national politics is finished.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @11:04AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @11:04AM (#524269)

    I'm sure there are some bookies out there who would love to take your money.

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @11:29AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @11:29AM (#524278)

      I tried but they're all still busy wiping the egg off their faces from last November.