P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 971p

2019-02-20
§ 971p. Prohibitions

(a) It is hereby prohibited to maintain open to the public on the day the referendum is held any locations for political propaganda or persuasion in favor of one or other proposal in the referendum within a radius of one hundred (100) meters from any building or structure wherein a polling site is installed, counting the distance from any point of the building or structure in which the propaganda location has been established.

(b) No locations for propaganda or persuasion in favor of one or the other propositions in the referendum may be established less than fifty (50) meters from each other or from any previously established political propaganda establishment or any Permanent Registration Board. The implementation of this section shall be carried out pursuant to the provisions of the Puerto Rico Electoral Act.

(c) In addition to the aforementioned prohibitions, the provisions regarding prohibitions and offenses established in the Puerto Rico Electoral Act that are necessary, pertinent and applicable for the purposes of this chapter shall remain in full force and effect.

History —Sept. 23, 2004, No. 477, §§ 18—20.