Referendum or popular consultation

Puerto Rico status referendum, 2020

A simple yes/no statehood question passed with 52.5% support, though non-binding absent congressional action.

What happened

The 2020 referendum posed a simple statehood question, approved by 52.5% of voters on 55% turnout, though non-binding absent congressional action.[1]

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    Claim: The 2020 Puerto Rico status referendum posed a simple yes-or-no question on statehood; statehood was approved by 52.5% of voters on a turnout of 55%. As with all prior Puerto Rico status referendums, any resulting change to the island's political status would require action by the United States Congress, meaning the vote itself was non-binding.

    • 2020 Puerto Rican status referendum (Wikipedia) link, Question format and results section. Source record

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