Puerto Rico Gov Pledges New Plebiscite on Status

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jul 16, 2014, 5:57 PM ET

Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said Wednesday that he will hold a new plebiscite by 2016 to decide the future of the island's political status.

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President Barack Obama's administration has pledged $2.5 million to finance a plebiscite, and the ballot would have to be approved by the U.S. attorney general before going to voters.

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The U.S. Congress would have to approve any change in status.

Garcia promised that the upcoming plebiscite would include a variety of options.

Meanwhile, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, the island's representative in Congress whose party supports seeking statehood for Puerto Rico, said he favors a referendum that simply asks voters if they want Puerto Rico to become a U.S. state.

"That is the easiest and most inclusive referendum we can offer," he said.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/puerto-rico-gov-pledges-plebiscite-status-24589862

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jul 16, 2014, 5:57 PM ET

Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said Wednesday that he will hold a new plebiscite by 2016 to decide the future of the island's political status.

...

President Barack Obama's administration has pledged $2.5 million to finance a plebiscite, and the ballot would have to be approved by the U.S. attorney general before going to voters.

...

The U.S. Congress would have to approve any change in status.

Garcia promised that the upcoming plebiscite would include a variety of options.

Meanwhile, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, the island's representative in Congress whose party supports seeking statehood for Puerto Rico, said he favors a referendum that simply asks voters if they want Puerto Rico to become a U.S. state.

"That is the easiest and most inclusive referendum we can offer," he said.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/puerto-rico-gov-pledges-plebiscite-status-24589862

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pleb·i·scite

ˈplebəˌsīt/

noun

noun: plebiscite; plural noun: plebiscites

the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.

synonyms: vote, referendum, ballot, poll More

"a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms"

Roman History

a law enacted by the plebeians' assembly.

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