In Puerto Rico, deputy speaker announces open call for constitutional amendment proposals

The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, José “Conny” Varela, called on the people of Puerto Rico [...] to present their proposals for amendments to the island Constitution and express their arguments and why they should be considered. “By this means we are calling on all civic, professional, and academic organizations, political movements and citizens in general to submit to us, from now until the end of March 2022, their ideas or substantiated proposals for possible amendments to the Constitution, in order of importance,” Varela said at a press conference. “With this information, we will evaluate their feasibility in order to approve the necessary legislation to carry out a referendum on the preferences of the people.” The Puerto Rico Constitution, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, has not been amended since 1970, when the voting age was lowered to 18 years.
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