Puerto Rico overwhelmingly votes on U.S. statehood in non-binding referendum
A woman exits the voting booth in San Juan during Puerto Rico’s non-binding referendum Sunday. Puerto Rican voters are weighing whether to ask Congress for statehood. Carlos Giusti/AP
Updated at 5:52 p.m.
Puerto Ricans overwhelmingly voted for U.S. statehood for their island in a non-binding referendum on Sunday.
The Associated Press reports that only partial results are in but a low turnout and boycott by several opposition parties calls into question the validity of the non-binding vote.
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