P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 4020
Election Commissioners shall appoint one (1) Secretary and up to two (2) Deputy Secretaries. The Commission shall appoint a Secretary upon the recommendation of the Election Commissioner of the majority major party, the participation of all the Election Commissioners, and their unanimous vote. If unanimity is not reached by the Election Commissioners within thirty (30) days following the recommendation of the Election Commissioner of the majority major party, the Chair may appoint the person recommended by the Election Commissioner of the majority major party as Secretary. Said Secretary shall hold office while he enjoys the trust of the Election Commissioner from the major party whose candidate for Governor polled the largest number of votes in the immediately preceding election. The First Deputy Secretary shall be appointed by the Election Commissioner of the major party whose candidate for Governor polled the second largest number of votes in the immediately preceding election; unless the Election Commissioner of the major party whose candidate for Governor polled the second largest number of votes in the immediately preceding election is the same party that originally appointed or recommended the Secretary, in which case the First Deputy Secretary shall be appointed by the Commissioner of the majority major party whose candidate for Governor polled the largest number of votes in the immediately preceding election. The Second Deputy Secretary shall be appointed by the party that polled the third largest number of votes and remained registered in the immediately preceding General Election or by the first party by petition that is registered immediately after the preceding General Election.
Deputy Secretary positions shall be trust positions of the political parties that recommend them and may be removed from office by the Election Commissioners of the parties they represent.
The Secretary and Deputy Secretaries shall be appointed not later than July 1 st of the year following the election and, every four (4) years thereafter or until their successors are appointed.
History —June 1, 2011, No. 78, § 3.010; Dec. 22, 2014, No. 239, § 10.