The new German government has a majority in parliament, after the Social Democratic, Green, and Free Democratic Parties agreed to a coalition. The Free Democratic Party is sometimes referred to as Germany’s version of the Libertarian Party. Thanks to Political Wire for this news.
Virginia elected its House of Delegates earlier this month, using districts based on the 2010 census instead of the 2020 census. A lawsuit is currently pending on whether the winners elected this month will serve one year or two year terms. This story explains the status of the case.
Many lawsuits are pending against the new Texas district boundaries for U.S. House and state legislative districts. Most of the challenges are in federal court in the western district, and have been consolidated under League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) v Abbott, 3:21cv-259. The state has already filed a brief to dismiss the cases, which are based on arguments that the districts injure racial and ethnic minorities. Thanks to Jim Riley for this news.
The Texas primary is still scheduled for March 2022. Texas is the only state that is still planning a primary that early in 2022. However if these lawsuits result in changes, the primary will probably be postponed.
On November 22, Northern Marianas Island legislator Joel Camacho switched his affiliation from Republican to independent. See this story.
The Virginia State Board of Elections has posted the official election returns for November 2, 2021, for the three statewide executive positions and House of Delegates. See here.
For Governor, the percentages are: Republican 50.57%, Democratic 48.64%; Liberation .70%; miscellaneous write-ins .08%.
