P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 972a
The Commonwealth Election Commission shall design and print the ballot to be used, which shall be of a uniform size, in English and Spanish, printed black ink on heavy paper, so that what is printed thereon does not show through to the back, so that it can be tallied electronically by the electronic canvass system to be used in the general election of November 6, 2012. The ballot shall bear the following full-width heading at the top:
“Plebiscite on the Political Status of Puerto Rico”
Below, and on the upper half of the ballot, a space for the first question shall be provided. The question, as provided in § 972 of this title, shall be printed thereon, with a space for the voter’s mark below.
On the lower half of the ballot, from top to bottom, a space shall be provided for the second question. There shall be printed three (3) side-by-side columns, in bold, for each one of the permanent status options, along with the definition of each one of them, pursuant to § 972 of this title, and the symbol or logo selected by the certified representative of the option, which shall be selected pursuant to the procedure to be established by the Commonwealth Election Commission. Below a space shall be provided for the voter to make his/her mark. The order of each one of the options shall be established by a draw administered by the Commonwealth Election Commission, as provided in § 972b of this title.
History —Dec. 28, 2011, No. 283, § 2.