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Washington Post: He once gave Jack Evans a joint. Now he’s trying to recall him from the D.C.…

Editor Mar 14, 2019

D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) faces the threat of a recall election as political fallout from an ongoing federal probe into his business dealings continues to grow.

WAMU: Dogged By Federal Investigation, D.C. Lawmaker May Face Recall Election

Editor Mar 13, 2019

Embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) is facing a federal investigation into allegations of influence peddling, a likely reprimand from his colleagues, and calls for him to step down from the Council’s powerful finance…

WAMU: Should D.C. Hold Its 2020 Primary Ahead of Iowa? The Tricky Politics Behind Setting A Primary…

Editor Mar 1, 2019

D.C. is debating when to hold its primary for the 2020 presidential contest. Right now, the District is slated to go in late June, last in the country.

City Paper: Will D.C.’s Publicly Funded Elections Program Be Ready for the 2020 Election?

Editor Feb 28, 2019

The 2020 election cycle is right around the corner, and the Office of Campaign Finance doesn’t have the program up and running.

Chuck Thies in The Post: D.C. should have the nation’s first primary

Editor Feb 22, 2019

Traditionally, Iowa and New Hampshire lead off the presidential nominating contests. In 2004, however, the District of Columbia bucked that trend and went first. Why? To highlight our lack of full voting rights, self-determination,…

Washington Post: D.C. is slated to vote last in the 2020 Democratic primary. That might change.

Editor Feb 6, 2019

At it stands, Democratic voters in Washington, D.C., will be last in the nation to weigh in on who should challenge Donald Trump in 2020’s presidential contest. But some local politicos want to change that.

WAMU: With Public Financing And Pay-To-Play Prohibitions, Sweeping Changes Are Coming To D.C.…

Editor Dec 7, 2018

You can put your money on this: future elections in D.C. will look very different than the ones from the past. And it comes down to money.

Washington Post: Proponent of traditional public schools wins race for D.C. school board seat

Editor Dec 5, 2018

In the last act of a busy local election year, District voters Tuesday in Ward 4 picked Frazier O’Leary to represent them on the D.C. State Board of Education.

DCist: Union-Backed Frazier O’Leary Wins Ward 4 State Board Of Education Special Election

Editor Dec 5, 2018

D.C.’s 2018 local elections are finally finished. Frazier O’Leary, the union-backed (and George Pelecanos-endorsed) candidate, won a special election to represent Ward 4 on the Board of Education on Tuesday.

WAMU: Residents Say D.C. Council Member Improperly Used Email List To Support School Board Candidate

Editor Dec 4, 2018

When Ward 4 resident Andrew Hunt received a campaign email from Rhonda Henderson last week, he wondered: How did the candidate for the Ward 4 seat on the D.C. State Board of Education get his email address?

DCist: Will This D.C. Celebrity Endorsement Shake Up The Ward 4 Board Of Education Race?

Editor Nov 29, 2018

There’s still one more election left in D.C. this year, and the results could turn on the enthusiastic endorsement of D.C. literary royalty George Pelecanos.

City Paper: Bartender Sues, Temporarily Blocking Petition to Repeal the Repeal of Initiative 77

Editor Nov 27, 2018

The Initiative 77 chess match continues.

WAMU: Lawsuit Could Derail Proposed Referendum To Overturn D.C. Council’s Repeal Of Initiative 77

Editor Nov 27, 2018

A push for a public vote to overturn the D.C. Council’s repeal of Initiative 77 hit a significant roadblock on Tuesday, as a D.C. bartender filed a lawsuit looking to delay, if not outright derail the proposed referendum.

Washington Post: How much was a vote worth in the D.C. State Board of Education races?

Editor Nov 25, 2018

How much was a single vote worth in this month’s D.C. State Board of Education elections? Maybe $3? $5? Even $8?

John Kelly in The Post: Who remembers the wild 1969 D.C. school board race? Tommy Curtis does.

Editor Nov 24, 2018

It wasn’t quite Bush v. Gore and the Case of the Hanging Chad, but as Tommy Curtis reminded Answer Man recently, the District once had its own drawn-out, contested election. It was not dissimilar to this month’s lengthy, laborious and…

DCist: D.C. Considers Law That Grants Workers Two Paid Hours To Vote On Election Day

Editor Nov 21, 2018

D.C. restaurant groups Cava and &pizza offered their hourly workers paid time off this year to vote on Election Day. If a new bill passes, all workers in the District would have the same benefit.

Councilmember Cheh Wants Guaranteed Paid Leave for District Voters on Election Day

Press Release Nov 20, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2018 Communications Director: Kelly Whittier Councilmember Cheh Wants Guaranteed Paid Leave for…

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State Board of Education contenders for vacant Ward 4 seat face community scrutiny at forum

Catherine Douglas Moran Nov 20, 2018

Election Day may be over, but there’s still more voting to come this year in one corner of DC. Four candidates vying to become the Ward 4 representative on the DC State Board of Education squared off at a recent forum on how they would…

DCist: ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’: Teen Activists Aren’t Giving Up Fight To Lower Voting Age After…

Editor Nov 15, 2018

Alik Schier, a 17-year-old junior at Woodrow Wilson High School, finished classes on Tuesday and ran to the D.C. Council. He snagged a front row seat, and waited to see if the bill he’d been working on for the past year would pass.

Washingtonian: What Happened to the Washington Post’s Election-Day Clout?

Editor Nov 12, 2018

The Post could once make a local candidate's day. Not so much this year.

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