Comments on: New Party Qualifies in Puerto Rico for the First Time Since 1984 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/24/new-party-qualifies-in-puerto-rico-for-the-first-time-since-1984/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=1210 By: Juan Jose Nolla http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/24/new-party-qualifies-in-puerto-rico-for-the-first-time-since-1984/comment-page-1/#comment-59316 Juan Jose Nolla Tue, 01 May 2007 13:56:06 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/24/new-party-qualifies-in-puerto-rico-for-the-first-time-since-1984/#comment-59316 The state elections commission is supposed to ratify on May 2, 2007 that the PPR has become officially registered as an islandwide "by petition" party. However, there are rumblings from the electoral commissioners, particularly the PIP commissioner, stating that they (the electoral commissioners) could object to the certification. This is very worrysome, because it shows that the three registered parties do not want to share their perks with anybody else, even if the new group has complied with the legal requirements. The issue here is about access to the ballot. Once that is cleared, then it is up to the PPR to convince the people of Puerto Rico that their candidates are superior to the candidates of the other parties. We'll see what happens about that second part on election day 2008. The state elections commission is supposed to ratify on May 2, 2007 that the PPR has become officially registered as an islandwide “by petition” party. However, there are rumblings from the electoral commissioners, particularly the PIP commissioner, stating that they (the electoral commissioners) could object to the certification. This is very worrysome, because it shows that the three registered parties do not want to share their perks with anybody else, even if the new group has complied with the legal requirements.
The issue here is about access to the ballot. Once that is cleared, then it is up to the PPR to convince the people of Puerto Rico that their candidates are superior to the candidates of the other parties. We’ll see what happens about that second part on election day 2008.

]]> By: Juan Jose Nolla http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/24/new-party-qualifies-in-puerto-rico-for-the-first-time-since-1984/comment-page-1/#comment-58405 Juan Jose Nolla Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:49:18 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/24/new-party-qualifies-in-puerto-rico-for-the-first-time-since-1984/#comment-58405 Luis, What's the death penalty got to do with the registration of a new political party in Puerto Rico? Luis,
What’s the death penalty got to do with the registration of a new political party in Puerto Rico?

]]> By: Juan Jose Nolla http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/24/new-party-qualifies-in-puerto-rico-for-the-first-time-since-1984/comment-page-1/#comment-58404 Juan Jose Nolla Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:48:37 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/24/new-party-qualifies-in-puerto-rico-for-the-first-time-since-1984/#comment-58404 Although I don't belong to this party, I am glad to see that it finally managed to get registered. The party's registration will become official on May 2nd, when the full Commission will approve the certification. It took them a long time, but they managed to comply with the difficult requirements. They took almost 2.5 years even with ad-hoc notaries because of: (1) the large number of signatures required, and (2) the fact that the other three parties control the process of validating the submitted petitions. I only hope that now that the PPR is part of the validating office, its personnel are friendlier to new groups than the other three parties. Although I don’t belong to this party, I am glad to see that it finally managed to get registered. The party’s registration will become official on May 2nd, when the full Commission will approve the certification. It took them a long time, but they managed to comply with the difficult requirements. They took almost 2.5 years even with ad-hoc notaries because of: (1) the large number of signatures required, and (2) the fact that the other three parties control the process of validating the submitted petitions. I only hope that now that the PPR is part of the validating office, its personnel are friendlier to new groups than the other three parties.

]]> By: Luis http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/24/new-party-qualifies-in-puerto-rico-for-the-first-time-since-1984/comment-page-1/#comment-58204 Luis Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:45:04 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/04/24/new-party-qualifies-in-puerto-rico-for-the-first-time-since-1984/#comment-58204 No a la Pena de Muerte en Puerto Rico. No Federal Death Penalty in Puerto Rico. No a la Pena de Muerte en Puerto Rico.

No Federal Death Penalty in Puerto Rico.

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