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Sunlei

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20. only primary delegates for Puerto Rico, their citizens areNOT allowed to vote in the Pres. election.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 07:28 AM

Jun 2016

Like other territories, Puerto Rico can participate in the presidential primary process. It holds a primary election in the spring of each presidential election year. Then the parties choose delegates to the Republican and Democratic National Convention, who are pledged to vote at that convention for the winners of Puerto Rico's primary. But that's the end of their participation in the presidential election.

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Puerto Rico Dems "appalled" by accusations from Sanders camp [View all] pnwmom Jun 2016 OP

As appalled as they were in Nevada and Brooklyn Im sure DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #1

So now we know it's the Sanders camp that is committing fraud. MohRokTah Jun 2016 #2

Seems that way. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #26

Voting in the prison system started yesterday. newthinking Jun 2016 #3

Just FYI.... Liberalagogo Jun 2016 #29

WOW. HeartoftheMidwest Jun 2016 #4

+1 Shhh.. phazed0 Jun 2016 #8

Same shit different day from the Sanders camp. nt William769 Jun 2016 #5

This is blatant spin, spin, spin.. the article's main star Roberto Prats contradicts himself. phazed0 Jun 2016 #6

The party doesn't run elections in the prison. The prison officials do. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #10

So why do they have pollworkers from the outside? phazed0 Jun 2016 #11

I don't know. Ask Bernie's poll workers what they did, besides possibly taking 2 boxes pnwmom Jun 2016 #12

No, ask the accuser what they saw... phazed0 Jun 2016 #16

I didn't say they had to prove anything. You wanted to know why the prisons pnwmom Jun 2016 #17

Seems pretty obvious MariaThinks Jun 2016 #27

You're on a roll tonight. Are you getting worried about California? bjo59 Jun 2016 #7

No, but I'm tired of Bernie complaining voter fraud whenever he loses. nt pnwmom Jun 2016 #13

Do you think we and open minded people trust any crap that is written by the Clinton group?.... Pauldg47 Jun 2016 #14

What fraud? Chicago1980 Jun 2016 #18

Do I have write a book to appease someone who is mainstream or doesn't research anything? Pauldg47 Jun 2016 #34

yes you do... Chicago1980 Jun 2016 #35

K & R for exposure. nt SunSeeker Jun 2016 #9

Thanks for the info. eom UtahLib Jun 2016 #15

It amazes me that whenever Bernie doesn't win it's due to fraud. JNelson6563 Jun 2016 #19

It's pathetic Stuckinthebush Jun 2016 #21

Definitely a pattern here. But never any fraud when he wins! yardwork Jun 2016 #24

only primary delegates for Puerto Rico, their citizens areNOT allowed to vote in the Pres. election. Sunlei Jun 2016 #20

I weary of the Sanders antics. SansACause Jun 2016 #22

It's called "Desperation" Norman Conch Quest Jun 2016 #25

Haha. Gregorian Jun 2016 #23

This is a diversion - real story: Puerto Rico Slashes Polling Places For The Democratic Primary askeptic Jun 2016 #28

The same article explains that the population has plummeted and the budget pnwmom Jun 2016 #31

The Sanders charges are getting sad and ridiculous Gothmog Jun 2016 #30

K&R mcar Jun 2016 #32

I KNEW This Thread was being Duplcated! Norman Conch Quest Jun 2016 #33

You can tell the Sanders campaign is OVER when their usual process complaints (only when they lose) alcibiades_mystery Jun 2016 #36