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1545:Referendums
911:(in German)
862:Total votes
840:Valid votes
800:One chamber
733:Puerto Rico
380:Juan Dalmau
318:Legislature
311:Legislative
148:Total votes
1826:Categories
1622:2012 (Nov)
1617:2012 (Aug)
1562:1952 (Nov)
1557:1952 (Mar)
1311:U.S. House
894:References
745:amendments
660:Status quo
298:First Lady
169:2,453,292
1514:1899–1900
876:2,453,292
655:Statehood
500:Elections
494:Elections
244:Executive
992:Governor
884:Source:
759:Campaign
475:Judicial
251:Governor
128:552,743
865:553,955
843:552,743
828:552,743
804:464,010
779:Results
747:to the
409:Speaker
256:Cabinet
172:22.58%
158:100.00%
153:553,955
131:99.78%
120:16.05%
117:88,733
101:464,010
71:Results
868:100.00
831:100.00
817:88,733
788:Choice
327:Senate
142:0.22%
139:1,212
106:83.95%
85:Votes
81:Choice
1724:This
1662:This
879:22.58
854:1,212
846:99.78
825:Total
820:16.05
807:83.95
791:Votes
1783:stub
1730:stub
1668:stub
1638:2024
1632:2020
1627:2017
1612:2005
1607:1998
1602:1994
1597:1993
1592:1991
1587:1970
1582:1967
1577:1964
1572:1961
1567:1960
1552:1951
1535:2024
1529:2020
1524:2016
1519:2012
1495:2024
1489:2020
1484:2016
1479:2012
1474:2008
1469:2004
1464:2000
1459:1996
1454:1992
1449:1988
1444:1984
1439:1980
1434:1976
1429:1972
1424:1968
1419:1964
1414:1960
1409:1956
1404:1952
1399:1948
1394:1944
1389:1940
1384:1936
1379:1932
1374:1928
1369:1924
1364:1920
1359:1917
1354:1914
1349:1912
1344:1910
1339:1908
1334:1906
1329:1904
1324:1902
1319:1900
1300:2024
1294:2020
1289:2016
1284:2012
1279:2008
1274:2004
1269:2000
1264:1996
1259:1992
1254:1988
1249:1984
1244:1980
1239:1976
1234:1972
1229:1968
1224:1964
1219:1960
1214:1956
1209:1952
1204:1951
1199:1948
1194:1944
1189:1940
1184:1936
1179:1932
1174:1928
1169:1924
1164:1920
1159:1917
1154:1914
1149:1912
1144:1910
1139:1908
1134:1906
1129:1904
1124:1902
1119:1900
1114:1898
1095:2024
1089:2020
1084:2016
1079:2012
1074:2008
1069:2004
1064:2000
1059:1996
1054:1992
1049:1988
1044:1984
1039:1980
1034:1976
1029:1972
1024:1968
1019:1964
1014:1960
1009:1956
1004:1952
999:1948
857:0.22
763:The
212:and
599:PNP
214:law
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970:e
963:t
956:v
794:%
716:e
709:t
702:v
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