P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 971a
The proposals shall be submitted for qualified voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to express their preference in a ballot of uniform size, printed in black ink and on thick paper, so that the print does not show through on the reverse. The Commonwealth Elections Commission shall design and print the ballots to be used, which shall include, at least, the following information:
In the upper left of the ballot, the phrase “ Papeleta Oficial ” shall be printed in upper case, the official logo of the Commonwealth Elections Commission in the center, and the word “ Referéndum ” in upper case in the upper right. The date of July 10, 2005, shall be printed in the next line under the logo of the Commonwealth Elections Commission. Below, the following shall be printed across the ballot:
“ REFERENDUM SOBRE PREFERENCIA ENTRE SI LA ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVA DEBE PERMANECER COMPUESTA POR DOS CAMARAS O SI DEBE CAMBIAR A UNA SOLA CAMARA ”.
Two (2) columns shall be printed underneath. The following sentence shall be printed on the top part of the first column:
“ FAVOREZCO SE CAMBIE LA ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVA A UNA SOLA CAMARA ”.
The following sentence shall be printed on the top part of the second column:
“ FAVOREZCO SE MANTENGA LA ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVA COMPUESTA POR DOS CAMARAS ”.
A rectangular box for the voter’s mark that shall form a vertical column shall be printed below each of the preceding sentences. Said two (2) columns shall be parallel and of equal size. The following instructions to the voters on how to cast their vote shall be printed on the bottom of the ballot: “ UN VOTO A FAVOR DEL NUMERO 1 SIGNIFICARA UN MANDATO A LA ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVA PARA QUE SE CELEBRE UN REFERNDUM EL NUEVE (9) DE JULIO DE 2007 CON EL FIN DE PROPONER AL ELECTORADO QUE SE ENMIENDE LA CONSTITUCION DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, DE FORMA TAL QUE A PARTIR DEL DOS (2) DE ENERO DE 2009 LA ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVA DE PUERTO RICO EST CONSTITUIDA POR UNA SOLA CAMARA. SIGNIFICARA ADEMAS, QUE LA PROPUESTA DE ENMIENDA A LA CONSTITUCION DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO SE PRESENTARA MEDIANTE EL REFERNDUM DISPUESTO EN LA SECCION 1 DEL ARTICULO VII DE LA CONSTITUCION Y NO POR LO DISPUESTO EN LA SECCION 2 DE DICHO ARTICULO. UN VOTO A FAVOR DEL NUMERO 2 SIGNIFICARA UN MANDATO A LA ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVA PARA QUE SE MANTENGA A LA RAMA LEGISLATIVA DE DOS CAMARAS ”.
History —Sept. 23, 2004, No. 477, § 3.