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Puerto Rico’s Political Status and the 2012 Plebiscite: Background and Key Questions - Congressional Research Service CRS Report

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Format for November 6, 2012 results

Percentage of Total Turnout
100.0% = 1,878,969 voters. (=78.2% of 2,402,941 registered voters.)
Keep current status, Yes or No.
44.1% = 828,077 Yes Votes
51.7% = 970,910 No Votes
4.3% = 79,982 Didn't choose yes or no
Choose type of status.
44.4% = 834,191 Statehood Votes
24.2% = 454,768 Sovereign Free Association with U.S
4.0% = 74,895 Independence Votes
27.4% = 515,115 Didn't choose any of above

I think the above is more comprehensive because everyone that participated in the election and asked what they think are counted. 99.36.23.236 (talk) 18:00, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Results

Some editors have changed the results to show the blank ballots counted within the percentage for the second option. This is not how referendum results should be presented - percentages should only be calculated based on the valid votes - this is how reliable psephologist sources present such information.

The official results from CEEPUR use this correct format - see their website. This is repeated by reliable sources such as the Direct Democracy, the best source around for referendums. The Congressional Research Service specifically states that "The certified results list 498,604 “blank votes,” but do not include them when calculating percentages listed in the final results."). Number 5 7 10:28, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

PS, I noticed the reference to Crimean status referendum, 2014 in the edit summary. This article is also wrong, but I note that it is the target of some serious nationalist edit wars, so I was going to wait until the fuss had died down to correct it. Number 5 7 10:37, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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	The official results from CEEPUR use this correct format - see [http://64.185.222.182/REYDI_Escrutinio12/index.html#es/default/OPCIONES_NO_TERRITORIALES_ISLA.xml their website]. This is repeated by reliable sources such as the [http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=pr042012 Direct Democracy], the best source around for referendums. The [http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42765.pdf Congressional Research Service] specifically states that "The certified results list 498,604 “blank votes,” but do not include them when calculating percentages listed in the final results."). [[User:Number 57\|<font color="orange">Number</font>]] [[User talk:Number 57\|<font color="green">5</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Number 57\|<font color="blue">7</font>]] 10:28, 21 August 2014 (UTC)		The official results from CEEPUR use this correct format - see [http://64.185.222.182/REYDI_Escrutinio12/index.html#es/default/OPCIONES_NO_TERRITORIALES_ISLA.xml their website]. This is repeated by reliable sources such as the [http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=pr042012 Direct Democracy], the best source around for referendums. The [http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42765.pdf Congressional Research Service] specifically states that "The certified results list 498,604 “blank votes,” but do not include them when calculating percentages listed in the final results."). [[User:Number 57\|<font color="orange">Number</font>]] [[User talk:Number 57\|<font color="green">5</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Number 57\|<font color="blue">7</font>]] 10:28, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
			:PS, I noticed the reference to [[Crimean status referendum, 2014]] in the edit summary. This article is also wrong, but I note that it is the target of some serious nationalist edit wars, so I was going to wait until the fuss had died down to correct it. [[User:Number 57\|<font color="orange">Number</font>]] [[User talk:Number 57\|<font color="green">5</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Number 57\|<font color="blue">7</font>]] 10:37, 21 August 2014 (UTC)