Early results from Bolivia's October 16 judicial elections indicate large-scale voiding of ballots. Observers say the vote amounts to the first electoral rebuff of President Evo Morales since he took office.

Puerto Rico’s governor introduced legislation that will likely lead to a two-step referendum in 2012 on the island’s territorial status. But it remains to be seen whether the political will to back a status change exists in Puerto Rico or Washington.

Opposition candidates and leaders signed a pact September 26 to support the candidate who wins Venezuela’s February presidential primary. The victor is slated to face President Hugo Chávez in the October 2012 election.

Retired General Otto Pérez Molina placed well ahead of his rivals in the September 11 vote. He will face Manuel Baldízon in a November 6 runoff for Guatemala's presidency.

In order to expedite an overhaul of Ecuador’s judiciary, President Rafael Correa has declared a 60-day state of exception. But opponents allege that the president is blurring the separation of powers.

President Sebastián Piñera may seek to pass a popular but politically challenging reform of Chile’s binomial system.

With former First Lady Sandra Torres out of the race, retired General Otto Pérez Molina faces little competition in the lead up to Guatemala’s September 11 presidential election.