Elections

Fifty-five ballot drop boxes are now open across D.C., allowing voters who have received a mail ballot to make their choices ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

Elissa Silverman argued developers have bought ‘undue influence’ with Kenyan McDuffie. He pushed back hard.

Candidates for the two at-large seats on the D.C. Council are raising and spending thousands of dollars as Election Day nears, while criticizing each other for how they’re amassing that cash in the increasingly heated race.

D.C. residents are now starting to get their mail ballots, and as they do, they’ll notice the usual races on the front side — mayor, attorney general, a few seats on the D.C. Council, and so on. But flip the ballot over and they will be…

The newcomers face an uphill battle to win one of the top two spots against three incumbents. But what are they promising if they succeed?

John Guggenmos, the owner of gay bars Trade and Number Nine, declines to speak about ending the tipped minimum wage in absolutes. He doesn’t support Initiative 82, the upcoming ballot measure that would do that, but he believes it will…

The prevailing political wisdom in D.C. is that most of the contests for elected office are settled during the Democratic primary; more than 76% of the city’s voters are registered Democrats, after all.

Election Day is just over a month away, and the talk of the town for D.C. political insiders revolves around Kenyan McDuffie's uncertain future.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday took the first of two votes to allow the District’s noncitizen residents to cast ballots in local elections, coming close to concluding an almost decade-long effort by activists and council members to…

The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave initial approval to a pair of bills that will reshape the city’s election system, largely by expanding how people vote and who can vote.

D.C. voters, make sure to check your mail.

The District is so heavily Democratic, general elections can seem like an afterthought. Not so this year. On the ballot Nov. 8 are spirited contests for seats on the D.C. Council and the State Board of Education, and the stakes are high.

In November, D.C. voters will decide on Initiative 82, another attempt to eliminate the tipped wage that supports tipped restaurant industry employees.

For even the most devoted D.C. politics junkie, it can be difficult to keep up with each and every campaign endorsement. And while voters probably shouldn’t entirely rely on what any single person or group suggests, endorsements can be…

Legislation that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections in the District quickly gained momentum Tuesday as a committee approved the bill, sending it to the full D.C. Council for consideration.

A D.C. Council committee unanimously approved a bill to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections on Tuesday, with an amendment clarifying this would include undocumented residents in addition to those with legal permanent residency,…

The AG is leaving office, but he isn’t doing so quietly, taking some last shots at Geoff Griffis on the way out the door.

When David Krucoff knocks on a door in D.C. and introduces himself as a Republican running for local office, he’s often ready to deliver a set of quick additional disclosures.

District voters might feel a sense of deja vu over a hotly debated ballot initiative to change how tipped workers are paid. After all, the city’s voters passed a very similar measure in 2018 with 55 percent of the vote, before the D.C.…

Despite the furor over Initiative 77, Initiative 82 looks safe should voters approve it in November.