P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 1352a
All affiliated political parties, as defined in § 1322(n) of this title, may avail themselves of the benefits of public funds administered by the Commonwealth Elections Commission for the holding of a presidential primary, or an assembly that substitutes for same with the authorization of the National Party, and which has as an essential requirement the maximum participation of the electors affiliated to the affiliated political party. If there has been an economic subsidy for the holding of the presidential primaries or assemblies, the affiliated political party so benefited shall be bound to render through its electoral representative and the President of the central committee of said party, the lists of electors who participated in said electoral event duly certified by sworn statement. The use of public funds for any internal reorganization process is hereby prohibited.
In all internal reorganization processes, all matters pertaining to the qualification of candidates, the terms for the filing of candidacies, and the process that culminates with the holding of same, shall be carried out according to the provisions set forth by the internal rules of the affiliated political party.
History —Sept. 24, 1979, No. 6, p. 997, added as § 30 on June 30, 1999, No. 137, § 2; July 17, 2003, No. 163, § 4.