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Popular Democratic Party legislative majority looks to amend Puerto Rico’s electoral code
During the second week of February, the Puerto Rico Senate Governing Committee held public hearings for the legislative measures that will amend Law 58-2020, the Electoral Code of Puerto Rico. Law 58 changed the democratic election process in Puerto Rico in...
Pablo Jose Hernandez launches exploratory bid for Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner seat
Pablo Jose Hernández (PDP, D), a grandson of former Puerto Rico Governor Rafael Hernandez Colon, recently launched his exploratory bid for Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner seat. The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a member of Congress that is chosen...
The frontloading dilemma: An apolitical avenue toward Puerto Rican power
The Iowa State Fair approaches. Overzealous politicians relinquish party politics, unbutton collars, and devour fried carnival treats. Their grease-sprinkled mouths articulate visions for change to an overwhelmingly white constituency. This caucusing cohort grasps the...
US Virgin Islands Elections System reviewing complaints
The US Virgin Islands Elections System is reviewing complaints from the citizens on the election process. Assistant United States Attorney Daniel H. Huston was appointed to oversee the complaints of voting, safety, and fraud. The Department of Justice often gets...
Guam Election Commission counts provisional ballots
As the Guam 2022 general elections came to a close, the Guam Election Commission began counting provisional ballots on November 23. Originally, the commissioners planned to discuss other topics but they decided to delay the discussion in order to count the remaining...
Arnold Palacios wins Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial runoff election
On November 25, 2022, the Northern Mariana Islands held a runoff for their gubernatorial election after no candidate received a majority of the vote. On November 8—the general election—incumbent governor Ralph Torres (R) received 38.8 percent of the vote, while his...
American Samoa reelects most legislators and rejects more autonomy in midterm elections
Results from the November 8 general election in American Samoa were finalized on November 15 with no challenges. This election included races for the delegate to the United States House of Representatives, 20 seats in the American Samoan House of Representatives, and...
Camacho-Ada campaign changes stance on medical facilities
The Camacho-Ada campaign has changed its stance on medical facilities. Previously, the Republican candidate for governor Felix Camacho believed that the Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH) and the privately run Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) can function...
Northern Mariana Islands heading to runoff for governor’s seat
The United States recently witnessed one of the most contentious midterm elections in modern American history. Not only did candidates with differing policy proposals compete head-to-head for leadership positions across the country, but the very ideologies that the...
US Virgin Islands stay the course with Democrats
The November 8 general election found the United States Virgin Islands staying the course with Democrats. Incumbent Democrat Governor Albert Bryan Jr. won the gubernatorial race with 59.9% of the vote, followed by Kurt Vialet with 35.4%. Stephen Frett and Ronald...