Voting is expected to take place throughout Puerto Rico from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m . In the open primary , candidates must meet a threshold of 15 percent at the senatorial district level or across the entire territory in order to be considered viable . The 51 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary . Of the 51 pledged delegates , between 4 and 5 are allocated to each of the territory 's 8 senatorial districts and another 7 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials ( PLEO delegates ) , in addition to 11 at-large pledged delegates . These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering
2020 Democratic National Convention
2020 Democratic National Convention
2020 Puerto Rico Democratic primary