2012 Puerto Rico government transition process

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2012 Puerto Rico government transition process
Process overview
Formed	November 13, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-11-13)
Preceding Process	2008 government transition process
Dissolved	By or before December 31, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-12-31)
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	Department of State
Process executives	Kenneth McClintock, Outgoing President Miguel Romero, Outgoing Executive Director Dolores Rodríguez de Oronoz, Incoming President & Executive Director Ingrid Vila Biaggi, Incoming Vice President
Key document	Law No. 197 of 2002
Website	www.leydetransicion2012.pr.gov www.transicionpuertorico.com

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The 2012 Puerto Rico government transition process is the ongoing process in Puerto Rico regarding the government transition between the outgoing governorship of incumbent Governor Luis Fortuño and the incoming governorship of Alejandro García Padilla, governor-elect. The process is mandated and regulated by Law No. 197 of 2002^[1] and started on November 13, 2012, three working days after the Puerto Rican general election of 2012 as the law requires, once García Padilla was preliminarily certified as Governor-elect by the State Elections Commission.

As expected, the process has unveiled discrepancies between what the incumbent administration portrayed in the media and what the current status of the government of Puerto Rico truly is; in particular its Consolidated Fund, budget balance, labor statistics, and performance and metrics.

^ "Law No. 197 of 2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.