DIFFENDERFER v. RAMÓN E. GÓMEZ-COLÓN

JOSE FUSTE, District Judge

The attached documents are certified translations of the ballot instructions submitted as Plaintiffs' exhibits 5A, 5B, and 5C. They supplement our Opinion and Order of today. See Docket No. 49, page 22. Certified Translation Janis Palma, USCCI CV-08-1918 (JAF) Pl Ex 5A (Excerpt)

On this ballot you have the right to vote for one candidate for Governor and one candidate for Resident Commissioner.

In order to vote for a single party, place a single valid "X" in the blank space under the emblem for your party of preference and make no other markings on the ballot.

To cast a mixed vote, place a valid "X" under the emblem for your party of preference and place an "X" next to the candidate outside of your party's column, or write in the name of another person of your preference for the appropriate office using the last column for Write-In Votes. Bear in mind that you can only vote for one (1) candidate for Governor and one (1) candidate for Resident Commissioner.

When a voter has no interest in voting for a particular party and wants to vote exclusively for individual candidates, the voter must place a valid "X" next to the candidate or candidates of his or her preference, or may vote for others persons not listed on the ballot as candidates by writing their names under the appropriate position title using the Write-In column. Bear in mind that you may only vote for one (1) candidate for Governor and one (1) candidate for Resident Commissioner. Certified Translation Janis Palma, USCCI CV-08-1918 (JAF) Pl Ex 5B (Excerpt)

On this ballot you have the right to vote for one candidate for Mayor and the exact number of Municipal Legislators shown on one of the columns. If you vote for more than one Mayoral candidate or more than the number of Municipal Legislators you are entitled to elect, you will nullify your vote for those offices.

In order to vote for a single party, place a single valid "X" in the blank space under the emblem for your party of preference and make no other markings on the ballot. This single "X" will be valid for the Mayoral candidate and all Municipal Legislature candidates under that emblem.

To cast a mixed vote, place a valid "X" under the emblem for your party of preference and place an "X" next to the candidate outside of your party's column, or write in the name of another person of your preference for the appropriate office using the last column for Write-In Votes. Bear in mind that you can only vote for one (1) candidate for Mayor and no more than the total number of Municipal Legislators listed on one of the columns.

When a voter has no interest in voting for a particular party and wants to vote exclusively for individual candidates, the voter must place a valid "X" next to the candidate or candidates of his or her preference, or may vote for others persons not listed on the ballot as candidates by writing their names under the appropriate position title using the Write-In column. Bear in mind that you may only vote for one (1) candidate for Mayor and no more than the total number of Municipal Legislators you are entitled to elect for this Municipality.

A voter interested in voting exclusively for an independent candidate may place a single "X" or valid marking inside the blank square titled "Independent Candidates" and that single marking will count for all independent candidates in said column. Certified Translation Janis Palma, USCCI CV-08-1918 (JAF) Pl Ex 5C (Excerpt)

On this ballot you have the right to vote for only five (5) legislative candidates, as follows: one (1) single candidate for District Representative; two (2) candidates for District Senator; one (1) single candidate for Representative At-Large; one (1) single candidate for Senator At-Large.

In order to vote for a single party, place a single valid "X" in the blank space under the emblem for your party of preference and make no other markings on the ballot. This single "X" will be valid for all five legislative candidates you are entitled to vote for on this ballot. For Representative and Senator At-Large positions, only the candidate in the first position on the ballot under the party emblem for which you have voted will get the single-party vote for the precinct: the Representative in position No. 4 and the Senator in position No. 10.

To cast a mixed vote, place a valid "X" under the emblem for your party of preference and place an "X" next to one or more candidates outside of your party's column, or write in the name of another person of your preference using the last column for Write-In Votes. Bear in mind that you may not vote for more candidates than those stated earlier. (No more than one District Representative; no more than two District Senators; no more than one Representative At-Large; no more than one Senator At-Large). This also becomes a mixed vote ballot when you place a marking for another Representative or Senator At-Large candidate in the same column for the party under which you voted, that may be different from the one shown on position #4 or position #10. When casting a mixed vote, the vote you give to another candidate is lost to the candidate for that same position under the party emblem for which you voted.

When a voter has no interest in voting for a particular party and wants to vote exclusively for one or more candidates, the voter must place a valid "X" next to the candidates of his or her preference, or may write the name(s) of other persons of the voter's preference not listed as candidates, under the appropriate position title in the Write-In column.

A voter interested in voting exclusively for an independent candidate may place a single "X" or valid marking inside the blank square titled "Independent Candidates" and that single marking will count for all independent candidates in said column.