University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Open Access Dissertations 9-2010 The Exclusion of Non-Native Voters from a Final Plebiscite in Puerto Rico: Law and Policy Ramon Antonio Rodriguez University of Massachusetts Amherst,
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[email protected]. THE EXCLUSION OF NON-NATIVE VOTERS FROM A FINAL PLEBISCITE IN PUERTO RICO: LAW AND POLICY A Dissertation Presented by RAMON ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ SUAREZ Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR IN PHILOSOPHY September 2010 Political Science (c) Copyright by Ramon Antonio Rodriguez Suarez 2010 All Rights Reserved THE EXCLUSION OF NON-NATIVE VOTERS FROM A FINAL PLEBISCITE IN PUERTO RICO: LAW AND POLICY A Dissertation Presented by RAMON ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ SUAREZ Approved as to style and content by: ________________________ John Brigham, Chair ________________________ Roberto Alejandro, Member ________________________ Agustin Lao-Montes, Member _______________________________ John A. Hird, Chair Department of Political Science DEDICATION To my father Lorenzo O. Rodríguez who passed away before I concluded my PhD requirement and who always had faith in my desire and will to obtain my Ph.D.