P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4104
In case of resignation, the mayor shall submit it to the Municipal Legislature in writing, with acknowledgment of receipt. The Legislature shall take notice thereof and immediately notify the local or state governing body of the political party that elected the resigning mayor. This notice shall be processed by the Secretary of the Legislature, who shall keep a record of the date and manner in which said notification was made, and the acknowledgment receipt thereof.
If the vacancy occurs during a nonelection year, said governing body shall hold, within a term of thirty (30) days, a special election among the members of the party of the resigning mayor whose office became vacant, pursuant to § 4146(4) of Title 16.
If the vacancy occurs during an election year, said local governing body shall submit a candidate to the Legislature to replace the resigning mayor within fifteen (15) days following the date of receipt of the vacancy notice. If the local governing body fails to submit a candidate to the Legislature within the term established above, the Secretary thereof shall notify such fact through the fastest means available to the President of the concerned political party, who shall then proceed to fill the vacancy with the candidate proposed by the central governing body of the political party that elected the resigning mayor.
Every person selected to fill the vacancy of a mayor who resigns his office, shall meet the eligibility requirements established in § 4101 of this title. The person selected shall take office immediately after his selection and shall hold it for the unexpired term of the resigning mayor.
The President of the political party that elects the mayor shall notify the name of the person selected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the Mayor to the Commission for the latter to issue the appropriate certification.
History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 3.004; Oct. 29, 1992, No. 84, § 9; Dec. 22, 2014, No. 239, § 51.