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 change their 114-year relationship with the United States, which began after the Spanish-American war, and potentially become the 51st state.

Elections Have Consequences. Election 2012 probably doesn’t prove anything. But it provides some evidence for the hopeful proposition that: even when the game is rigged, the cheaters lose:

Now that President Obama can rest assured he is keeping his job, there will be no time to waste in looking forward and pursuing an activist government. Many challenges await Obama's administration, as he will be forced to take a new course and employ new leadership tactics in the four years ahead.

In his speech last night, Obama assured the crowd that

Community College Board Race Results are in. Here are the winners for the following positions:

President Obama wins Florida with 49.9 percent of the popular vote, taking the state's 29 electoral votes. The race was close, with only a 47,028 vote difference according to The Washington Post.

[Editor's Update: Click here to read why IVN called Florida for Obama]

Several states tried to legalize marijuana this election, with Colorado and Washington actually passing the initiatives. Recreational use of the drug will now be legal in those states.