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Puerto Rico votes on statehood – fifth time's the charm?

  • Written by Charles R. Venator-Santiago, Associate Professor of Political Science and El Instituto, University of Connecticut
imagePuerto Rican citizen gestures during political rally in 2012. AP/Ricardo Arduengo

On June 11, Puerto Ricans will have an opportunity to vote in a nonbinding plebiscite to determine Puerto Rico’s political status.

Local voters will choose among three options: statehood, independence or territorial autonomy – or keeping the status quo.

There...

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