P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 4048
For the general election or special elections, an Electoral Unit Board shall be constituted in each electoral unit, which shall be composed of a coordinator representing each one of the political parties or independent candidates participating in such election. In the case of a referendum, consultation, or plebiscite, each Electoral Unit Board shall be composed of a coordinator representing each one of the political parties or organizations participating in such election and certified to such effect by the Commission.
Furthermore, political parties, independent candidates, or organizations, as the case may be, may also appoint representatives to a sub-board of coordinators for the duties consigned hereinafter. The Electoral Unit Board shall be presided by the coordinator of the party that polled the most votes for the office of Governor in the general election preceding the election event to be carried out and, in his/her absence, he/she shall be substituted by the sub-coordinator, who shall then hold the position of coordinator. In the absence of both these persons, the coordinator of the party whose candidate for Governor came in second place in the preceding general election shall preside the Board.
These Boards shall be attached to the local election commissions. The State Election Commission shall provide the operating standards of the Electoral Unit Boards through regulations.
In addition to any other functions and duties provided in this subtitle or the regulations promulgated thereunder, said Electoral Unit Boards shall:
(1) Supervise and carry out the receipt, distribution, and return to the local commission of election material from the Electoral Unit Board and from such unit’s polling places.
(2) Prepare, inspect, and supervise the unit’s polling places.
(3) Set up an easy-access polling place in the electoral unit for people with disabilities.
(4) Establish an electoral unit sub-board, composed of sub-coordinators, to provide information to voters on election day.
(5) Designate and administer the oath of the substitute polling place officials designated by the parties on election day.
(6) Keep order in the electoral unit’s polling centers.
(7) Resolve complaints or controversies at the unit’s polling places or polling centers through unanimous agreement. If unanimous agreement cannot be reached, the Electoral Unit Board shall refer said complaints or controversies to the local commission for their resolution.
(8) Certify the electoral unit’s incidence log and the tally sheet.
History —June 1, 2011, No. 78, § 5.008.