Are Puerto Rican allowed to vote in America presidential election?

Answer 1

This question needs to be asked to the Supreme Court of the United States for a definitive answer. However looking strictly at the Constitution of the United States and its prerequisites for eligibility to be President of the United States, Yes some one born in Puerto Rico can run for President of the United States provided that the person in question has lived in one or more of the 50 states for at least 14 continuous years.

The Constitution states that in order to run for president one must be 35 years old, been a natural born citizen, and lived in the United States for 14 continuous years prior to taking office. Puerto Ricans are natural born citizens by law.

By the same token, some one born in one of the United States who is a resident of Puerto Rico cannot run for President since that person has not been in one of the United States for the required 14 years.

Answer 2

Someone born there is a US Citizen and can become the US President. They can not reside in Puerto Rico and must establish residency for 14 years in a US State before they can seek that office.

Answer 3

Since people born in Puerto Rico are citizens by birth, it seems likely that such a person would be able to become President of the United States. However, the opposition would almost certainly claim they were not eligible because they were not born in a State of the Union. It would probably be a controversy to be settled by the electorate and perhaps the courts.

Answer 4

A native Puerto Rican may run for President (if at least 35 years of age), and residents of the unincorporated U.S. territories may take part in the parties' presidential nominating processes, but traditionally only states have been allowed to appoint presidential electors. An exception was amended to the U.S. Constitution for only the District of Columbia in 1961.

Since native Puerto Ricans have full U.S. citizenship, they may vote in presidential elections if they become a resident of a U.S. state.

Pres. Obama signed a bill into law authorizing $2.5 million to pay for presenting the question of status (with choices including continuation of the current Commonwealth relationship with the U.S., statehood, free association or independence) to the Puerto Rican voters again, since the two status questions on ballots in Puerto Rico in November 2012 were not worded in a way that clearly shows the wishes of a majority of Puerto Ricans. If Puerto Rico becomes a U.S. state before the end of the decade, based on their population they would almost certainly start with five seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, which means they would have seven electoral votes (out of 545) in the following presidential election.

Answer 5

Yes, but he or she must meet the requirement of 14 years of residency in a US State to be eligible.

Answer 6

Puerto Rico does not vote in the U.S. Presidential Election.