According to Ballotpedia, 8,800 inmates in California’s prison system were serving a sentence under the harsh “three-strikes” law as of June 2011. Despite legal challenges, the three-strikes law has remained intact up until this point, marking the significance of the passage of Prop. 36.
While states throughout the nation passed reforms and enacted new laws on Tuesday, the people of Puerto Rico voted on whether they would like to seek statehood. The island passed a two-part referendum, with 54 percent of the island affirming they would like to become the 51st state.
Last night, the number of independents in the Senate doubled. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont both won their seats in landslide victories.
Jeff Flake (R) wins the Arizona senate race, beating out Richard Carmona (D) by 6 percentage points tonight. Flake carried 51 percent of the vote.
Both camps have spent a large amount of time and money to woe voters in the pivotal state, but some indications reveal battleground Nevada will go to Obama.
Both camps have spent a large amount of time and money to woe voters in the pivotal state, but some indications reveal battleground Nevada will go to Obama.
Presidential hopefuls get help from Clinton and other big players in important swing states during the last days of campaigning.
A number of politicians have expressed interest in running for California Governor in 2014, with a least five candidates already eying the position.
Among many important states this election, there is one in particular that is gaining attention in the last days of the presidential race: Iowa.
Four states have same-sex marriage on ballots this election, with voters in those states nearly split evenly on the issue.
