; runoff plebiscite (a) Requirement (1) Initial plebiscite A plebiscite to resolve the political status of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be held on August 4, 2024. (2) Options The initial plebiscite shall offer eligible voters a choice of 1 of the following 4 options on the ballot: (A) Independence. (B) Sovereignty in Free Association with the United States. (C) Statehood. (D) Commonwealth. (3) Majority vote required Approval of a status option shall be by a majority of the valid votes cast by eligible voters. (4) Runoff plebiscite If there is not a majority vote in favor of 1 of the status options in the initial plebiscite, a runoff plebiscite shall be held on March 16, 2025, which shall offer eligible voters a choice on the ballot of the 2 status options that received the most votes in the initial plebiscite. (b) Ballot language A ballot for a plebiscite required by subsection (a) shall include the following language: Instructions Mark the status option you choose as each is defined below. A ballot with more than 1 option marked will not be counted. A ballot with no option marked will not be counted. (1) Independence If you agree, mark here _________. (A) Puerto Rico is a sovereign nation that has full authority and responsibility over its territory and population under a constitution of its own adoption which shall be the supreme law of the nation. (B) Puerto Rico is vested with full powers and responsibilities consistent with the rights and responsibilities that devolve upon a sovereign nation under international law, including its own fiscal and monetary policy, immigration, trade, and the conduct in its own name and right of relations with other nations and international organizations. (C) Puerto Rico has full authority and responsibility over its citizenship and immigration laws. Birth in Puerto Rico or relationship to persons with statutory United States citizenship by birth in the former territory shall cease to be a basis for United States nationality or citizenship, except that persons who have