ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Nearly 200 boxes of uncounted votes have surfaced in Puerto Rico — a full week after voters went to the polls to choose their governor, legislators and mayors — potentially affecting the outcome of several close races across the island. Like all Americans, the people of Puerto Rico voted last week — but because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and not a state, they cannot vote for the president, or for senators or representatives. The discovery of uncounted ballots could have sweeping effects in close races for local offices, in particular the tight contest for mayor of San Juan, where the sudden influx of new votes could force a recount. Officials acknowledged that the votes could change the results of particularly narrow races that had already been preliminarily certified. In the city of Culebra, the mayor’s race currently has a margin of just 2 votes; in Guánica, 9. The electoral muddle — coming 3 months after a disastrous primary when people waited hours in sweltering heat for ballots that never arrived — further undermined confidence in the electoral process and underscored the deep distrust many residents have long had for the government. “The whole tragedy here is not so much how it turns out in the end, but it’s that I don’t think anyone in Puerto Rico after a failed primary and this current process can really say they trust the system,” said William Ramírez, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican politics has for years been mainly controlled by two competing parties, focused largely on whether the island should become the 51st state or remain a commonwealth. While Pedro R. Pierluisi, a traditional party hand from the former governor Ricardo A. Rosselló’s pro-statehood New Progressive Party, won the governor’s race last week, people from outside traditional parties made impressive showings at the polls. Tap the link in our bio to read more about how the thousands of uncounted votes in Puerto Rico might affect the outcome. Haz clic en el link de nuestra bio para leer la historia en español. Photo by @erikaprodriguez」11月13日 23時30分