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Despite ]'s status as an unincorporated territory, which precludes its participation in ] and the ability to appoint electors to the U.S. ], Puerto Ricans are recognized as U.S. citizens and are permitted to engage in the U.S. presidential primaries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/puerto-rico-matters-in-presidential-election-3322127|title=Why Puerto Rico Matters in US Presidential Elections|last=Murse|first=Tom|website=ThoughtCo|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> The enactment of Act No. 58 in 2020 by the pro-statehood New Progressive Party enables voters in Puerto Rico to participate in a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election, marking a significant milestone in the territory's electoral history.<ref>{{cite web |title=No. 58-2020 |url=https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/2-ingles/0058-2020.pdf |website=Biblioteca Virtual de OGP "Miguel J. Rodríguez Fernández" Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=es}}</ref> Notably, Puerto Rico becomes the second ] to implement straw polls for presidential elections, following ], which initiated its own straw poll in 1980 and has conducted preference votes in conjunction with each presidential election since that time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Acevedo Irizarry |first=Marielis |date=2024-07-27 |title=Partido Demócrata en Puerto Rico hará campaña para que boricuas voten por Kamala Harris en cuarta papeleta el 5 de noviembre |url=https://eldiariony.com/2024/07/27/partido-democrata-en-puerto-rico-hara-campana-para-que-boricuas-voten-por-kamala-harris-en-cuarta-papeleta-el-5-de-noviembre/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=] |language=es-PR}}</ref> |
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Despite ]'s status as an unincorporated territory, which precludes its participation in ] and the ability to appoint electors to the U.S. ], Puerto Ricans are recognized as U.S. citizens and are permitted to engage in the U.S. presidential primaries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/puerto-rico-matters-in-presidential-election-3322127|title=Why Puerto Rico Matters in US Presidential Elections|last=Murse|first=Tom|website=ThoughtCo|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> The enactment of Act No. 58 in 2020 by the pro-statehood ] enables voters in Puerto Rico to participate in a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election, marking a significant milestone in the territory's electoral history.<ref>{{cite web |title=No. 58-2020 |url=https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/2-ingles/0058-2020.pdf |website=Biblioteca Virtual de OGP "Miguel J. Rodríguez Fernández" Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=es}}</ref> Notably, Puerto Rico becomes the second ] to implement straw polls for presidential elections, following ], which initiated its own straw poll in 1980 and has conducted preference votes in conjunction with each presidential election since that time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Acevedo Irizarry |first=Marielis |date=2024-07-27 |title=Partido Demócrata en Puerto Rico hará campaña para que boricuas voten por Kamala Harris en cuarta papeleta el 5 de noviembre |url=https://eldiariony.com/2024/07/27/partido-democrata-en-puerto-rico-hara-campana-para-que-boricuas-voten-por-kamala-harris-en-cuarta-papeleta-el-5-de-noviembre/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=] |language=es-PR}}</ref> |
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