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Paul Patu performs hip-hop music with the theme of "Drop The Vote," Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, outside a voting center in Seattle where people can drop off ballots or get help registering to vote or obtaining their ballots. Patu is the executive director of the Seattle-based organization Urban Family, who came up with the Drop The Vote campaign to encourage and educate voters from underserved communities. (AP Photo/Ted S.

WA voters worried about postelection violence, poll shows

October 22, 2024, 1:09pm Election

Nearly two-thirds of Washingtonians are concerned about politically motivated violence following this year’s elections, a new poll found. Read story

Ballots are sorted at Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 6, 2024.

Can you track your vote until it’s counted in Washington state this election? Here’s how

October 22, 2024, 7:40am Clark County Politics

For some, voting by mail can be an easy and convenient way to cast a ballot in an election. But what if you’re concerned that your ballot got misplaced, or lost in the mail? Turns out, there’s a way to address that. Read story

Former housing Secretary Ben Carson, center, and his wife, Candy Carson, right center, pose for a photo with Tiffany King, second from left, and her son Nehemiah King, right, following Carson’s address to supporters of former President Donald Trump on Oct. 5 in Livonia, Mich.

GOP mixes hard-right politics with theology

October 21, 2024, 5:50am Election

Standing before hundreds of people in a suburban Detroit chapel, at an event organized by Donald Trump’s campaign, Marlin J. Reed declared that God had called on them to vote for the former president. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as pastor Jamal Bryant speaks at a church service at New Birth Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.

Harris tells Black churchgoers that people must show compassion and respect in their lives

October 20, 2024, 9:59am Election

Kamala Harris told the congregation of a large Black church in suburban Atlanta on Sunday that people must show compassion and respect in their daily lives and do more than just “preach the values.” Read story

New WA Poll has Cantwell cruising toward fifth term in U.S. Senate

October 20, 2024, 6:00am Election

Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell appears on her way to securing a fifth term in the U.S. Senate, according to new poll that shows her with a resounding lead over her Republican challenger. Read story

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, left, and Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson are running for Washington governor in 2024.

Gubernatorial candidates address crime, law enforcement

October 18, 2024, 2:07pm Election

Whether law enforcement in Washington is where it should be, addressing juvenile crime and the role of the Washington Legislature in law enforcement were among the topics addressed by gubernatorial candidates Dave Reichert and Bob Ferguson in separate recorded interviews with the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Read story

Jerrod Sessler is running as a Republican for a U.S. House seat in Washington’s 4th Congressional District.

Washington U.S. House candidate voices opposition to Muslims serving in Congress

October 18, 2024, 2:02pm Election Free

A Republican congressional candidate in Washington says he doesn’t believe “devout” Muslim Americans should serve in Congress but insists he will work with those there now if elected. Read story