. 3 4 % ▁preferred ▁free ▁association . ▁Another ▁then - re cent ▁refer endum ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁over ▁ 9 7 % ▁voting ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁state hood ▁over ▁independence , ▁though ▁histor ically ▁low ▁vot er ▁turn - out ▁( 2 3 %) ▁has ▁called ▁into ▁question ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁poll . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁low ▁turn - out ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁boy c ott ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁pro - status - qu o ▁P PD ▁party ▁and ▁the ▁pro - in dep end ence ▁P IP ▁party . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Special ▁Political ▁and ▁Dec ol on ization ▁Committee ▁ ▁UN ▁list ▁of ▁non - self - g over ning ▁territ ories ▁ ▁Dep endent ▁territ ories ▁ ▁S over e ig nt ism ▁( P uerto ▁Rico ) ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁political ▁status ▁for ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁official ▁home page ▁ ▁Dec ol on ization ▁Committee ▁home page ▁United ▁Nations ▁ ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Category : Un ited ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁subs idi ary ▁org ans ▁Category : Dec ol on isation <0x0A> </s> ▁At kar sk ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁Sar at ov ▁O blast , ▁Russia , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁the ▁At k ara ▁and ▁Med ved its a ▁R ivers , ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Sar at ov , ▁the ▁administrative ▁center ▁of