Senado de puerto rico

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Follow Ballotpedia. Alongside the Puerto Rico House of Representatives , it forms the legislative branch of the Puerto Rico government and works alongside the governor of Puerto Rico to create laws. Section 7 stipulates that if one political party wins at least two-thirds of the seats in a general election, the number of total senators can increase by up to but not more than nine members.

Additional senators are elected from the minority party or parties, first beginning with at-large candidates in order of obtained votes, followed by district candidates who obtained the highest proportion of total votes in their district. Any district candidates elected in this way are considered at large members of the chamber.

These seats will exist through the general election. There are 28 members of the Senate, including 16 members representing 8 districts, 11 members that are elected at large , and one at-large member as a result of Article , Section 7 of the Puerto Rico Constitution.. Click here for a list of current senators. Out of the members that represent individual districts, each member represents an average of , citizens, as of the Census.

The Senate president is the highest-ranking official and the presiding officer of the Senate. The president pro tempore is the Senate's second-highest ranking official. Puerto Rico legislators assume office on the second day of January immediately following the date of the general election in which they were elected. Members of the Senate are required to read and write in the Spanish or English language.