P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 4046
The Commission shall constitute Permanent Registration Boards per precinct or municipality. Such Boards shall be composed of not more than three (3) members of the major parties or such parties that remained registered according to the results of the immediately preceding general election. If not all three major parties remained registered, the seat of the third member shall be filled by the non-major party that remains registered with the highest percentage of votes or the first party by petition that registers immediately after the preceding general election. If more than three parties remain registered, the three parties that polled the highest percentage of votes shall be entitled to be represented in the Permanent Registration Board. These Boards shall be attached to the Local Commission. The Commission shall prescribe by regulations the operating rules of these Registration Boards.
In addition to any other functions or duties provided in this subtitle or its regulations, the Permanent Registration Boards shall:
(1) Carry out an ongoing process of voter registration, transfer, and relocation.
(2) Carry out an ongoing process of taking the picture of new voters, registered voters who have not had their pictures taken, and voters who, through a sworn statement, declare that they have lost their voter identification card. This statement may be sworn before the Permanent Registration Board, provided it is duly constituted, or by any person authorized by law to administer oaths. Likewise, Permanent Registration Boards, in those cases authorized by the State Election Commission through a resolution, may take sworn statements for all necessary election-related purposes.
(3) Assign registered voters to the appropriate electoral unit as provided by the Commission through regulations.
(4) Prepare a daily report of all election-related transactions.
(5) Submit, for the approval of the local commissions concerned, a monthly report of the operations performed during the preceding month, which shall include all processed election-related transactions and daily reports as provided in subsection (4) of this section. A copy of these reports shall be sent simultaneously to the State Election Commission.
History —June 1, 2011, No. 78, § 5.006; Dec. 22, 2014, No. 239, § 16.