Attorneys and analysts Luis Pabón Roca and Carlos Díaz Olivo criticized the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones' (CEE) handling of a complaint filed by Nelsa López Colón, who alleged her personal data was used without authorization to register an electoral endorsement for then-New Progressive Party (PNP) resident commissioner candidate Elmer Román González. Speaking on the radio program WKAQ Analiza, Pabón Roca questioned the time elapsed since the controversy arose and the CEE's ability to determine how the transaction occurred, raising doubts about the reliability of the electronic system if authorities cannot identify who used a voter's data.
Díaz Olivo argued the case should be examined not just regarding López Colón but from the standpoint of guarantees the electoral system must offer any citizen. Both raised questions about controls used to collect and electronically process endorsements. The controversy dates to February 2024, when López Colón said she received a notification claiming she had endorsed Román, which she denied ever doing.
The CEE investigated and referred the complaint to the Puerto Rico Police and the FBI. López Colón recently asked the CEE to resume administrative handling of her complaint; the CEE said the case followed proper process since it was referred to authorities and it has not received an official determination from the Department of Justice.
López Colón maintains that referral does not relieve the CEE of addressing the administrative and electoral aspects of her complaint.