P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 4041
A Special Commission is hereby created to address special elections in which a political party offers more than one candidate to fill a vacancy in an elective public office left by an official from that same party. Such Special Commission shall be composed of the Chair and the Election Commissioner of the political party in question.
The Special Commission shall direct and inspect the special election. Furthermore, it shall enforce the regulation adopted by the central governing body of the political party in question, insofar as said regulation does not violate the provisions of this subtitle and has been filed with the Commission with the certification of the President and the Secretary of the political party.
History —June 1, 2011, No. 78, § 5.001.