P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 4014
(a) Every motion filed with the Commission by any of the Election Commissioners shall be immediately considered for discussion and vote without having to be seconded.
(b) Every election-related issue shall be required to be agreed upon by the Commission and be approved by unanimous vote of the Election Commissioners present at the time of voting. The Chair shall decide in favor or against any matter that did not receive a unanimous vote. In these cases, the decision of the Chair shall be deemed to be that of the Commission, and may be appealed in the manner provided in this subtitle.
(c) Any amendment to, or modification of, the general elections and general canvass regulations adopted within less than ninety (90) days before the general election shall require the participation and unanimous vote of all Election Commissioners. Provided, That any amendment regarding the additional inclusion of other absentee voting categories or arising during the ninety (90) days prior to a general election, or on the day of the general election, and until the canvass has been completed, shall be made by unanimous vote in the Commission, and if unanimity cannot be achieved in this last case, the proposed issue shall be defeated and may not be resolved by the Chair.
History —June 1, 2011, No. 78, § 3.004; Nov. 21, 2011, No. 230, § 3; Dec. 22, 2014, No. 239, § 5.