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Sun Apr 28, 2024, 07:30 PM Apr 28

Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Puerto Rico

Source: AP

Updated 4:25 PM EDT, April 28, 2024


SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary Sunday in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico was authorized to open only a dozen voting centers this year compared with more than 100 in previous years given recent austerity measures imposed by a federal control board that oversees the island’s finances.

On Sunday, Puerto Rico’s Democrats also chose 36 of 65 delegates they hope to send to the National Democratic Convention that will be held in Chicago in late August.

Although residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens, they are not allowed to vote in presidential elections.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/biden-democratic-primary-puerto-rico-71ed0b27446ddd70fbbb56acab9fa2ab

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