P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 4198
(a) Partial. — The Commission shall combine the results of the polling places of each electoral unit in each precinct, as they are received, so as to issue partial election results not later than at noon of the day following the election. Such partial results shall be based on the combination of the results of the polling places received at the time such results are issued.
(b) Preliminary. — The Commission shall announce the preliminary results not later than seventy-two (72) hours following an election. The results shall be based on the combination of the results of all the polling places of each electoral unit. This shall not constitute the certification of any candidate, aspirant, proposal, or issue. The Commission shall not be able to certify any candidate, aspirant, proposal, or issue until the general canvass is carried out pursuant to § 4199 of this title.
History —June 1, 2011, No. 78, § 10.008; Nov. 21, 2011, No. 230, § 32.