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The 2020 Elections Territorial Poll – October Edition
Maybe now is a better time. After unsuccessfully launching our 2020 election polling efforts in February of this year, we are launching one more attempt to poll the voters of the United States territories. The pandemic unraveled our plans, with local primaries being...
The pandemic as a major political factor in Puerto Rico
The coronavirus pandemic over the last few months massively impacted Puerto Rican civilians. The economic and healthcare issues in the territory are only amplified in such a dire situation. In fact, drastic measures such as limiting restaurant capacities and alcohol...
US House of Representatives delegate candidate from Guam outlines economic platform
With the November elections less than three months away, candidates for office have continued to dig in with campaigning and messaging. In Guam, the race for a seat in the US House of Representatives is on, and candidate Robert Underwood (D) is looking to regain a...
Democratic and Republican national conventions highlight need for voting rights in US territories
At the Democratic National Convention, when the delegate counts for the party's next presidential nominee were read out, the DNC touted its roll call as representing “all 57 states and US territories.” Next week, the Republican National Convention will do the same....
Pierluisi and Delgado win gubernatorial nominations in Puerto Rico after botched primaries
Despite a faulty start to primaries on August 9, Puerto Rico’s State Elections Commission permitted a second round of primaries to take place on August 16. Politicians from numerous parties have called on the president of the SEC, Juan Ernesto Dávila, to resign. He...
Race is on for Guam delegate seat in Congress
On November 3, Guam will hold the 2020 election for its non-voting seat in the US House of Representatives. Voters will choose one member to serve two years as a representative of Guam’s at-large congressional district. As a territory, Guam’s delegate is non-voting,...
Chaos in Puerto Rico’s local primaries due to missing ballots
In the wake of a Democratic primary for the United States Presidential election in which Joe Biden was declared the winner with 62.4% of the vote, Puerto Rico was forced to partially suspend local primaries, including those for the governor’s race, due to a lack of...
Puerto Rico’s new electoral code, in context
On June 21, Puerto Rican Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced (NPP, R) signed into law a new Electoral Code. There has been a multitude of controversies, over various aspects of the code, and scrutiny and derision of the new law has come from a vast number of opposition...
Puerto Rico’s Citizen’s Victory Movement rises to prominence as a new political party
Third parties are known for receiving little support in the United States compared to the parliamentary system in countries such as the United Kingdom. Despite their disadvantage, there have been instances in United States history when political third parties rise...
Carmen Yulin Cruz endorsed by Elizabeth Warren in race for governor
Carmen Yulin Cruz (PDP, D) received what is likely the most high-profile endorsement of the 2020 race for Puerto Rico governor on April 22, when Senator and former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D) signaled support for the San Juan mayor. Yulin Cruz is...