Talk:Secretary of State of Puerto Rico

Merge with Secretaries of State of Puerto Rico
I propose merging this article with Secretaries of State of Puerto Rico.

hanncommander (talk) 15:28, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Merge with List of Secretaries of State of Puerto Rico
Pleas refer to Talk:List of Secretaries of State of Puerto Rico. &mdash;Ahnoneemoos (talk) 01:32, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

20th Secretary of State
Ms. Marisara Pont Marchese was sworn in as 20th Secretary of State on January 2, 2005, while the Legislature was in recess. Thus, she was able to exercise all the powers of the office, including serving as Acting Governor on several occasions during which Gov. Acevedo Vilá traveled out of Puerto Rico. Several months later, after receiving the advice and consent of the Senate, the House, splitting along partisan lines, rejected her nomination, immediately ending her term. However, having served with full powers until that time, she was Secretary #20 and entitled to appear in the list of Secretaries. Every Secretary who succeeded her, Bonilla, McClintock and Bernier, recognized her tenure by referring to their own place on the list as 21, 22 and 23. Newly appointed Secretary Suárez, also a recess appointment, has not yet assumed a position on his place as #24. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pr4ever (talk • contribs) 16:33, 1 January 2016‎

Aug 2nd Pierluisi was sworn in as governor but it could be short-lived. He knows full-well that it could be short-lived
Pierluisi was named Secretary of State by Ricardo Rosselló, then the House confirmed him but the Senate did not- they postponed the vote. But then Aug 2nd he was sworn in as governor without first having been confirmed by the Senate as Secretary of State. The NYT article is here, available in English or in Spanish. He assumed the position of governor, knowing full-well that it could be shortlived. I paraphrased him and statement comes from same source.--The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 18:16, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

== Recent corrections regarding appointees

Long-serving Deputy Secretary of State, attorney María A. Marcano de León, served as Acting Secretary of State from July 16-30, 2019. Actings are not placed in the list of Secretaries of State. However, she was appointed by Governor Wanda Vázquez-Garced in a recess appointment as Secretary of State and served between August and December 19. Her name was not submitted for confirmation. That appointment warrants including her in the list. I've corrected the numerical order after Secretary Rivera-Marín.

Any disagreement should be discussed here before reverting any edits.Pr4ever (talk) 21:04, 15 January 2021 (UTC)