Elections

Politics

Seattle voters will now face ranked-choice voting on fall ballots

This fall Seattle voters will see two different reform measures on their ballots, each with the potential to transform how the city elects candidates.

Government

On the Ballot: Moving King County elections to even years

The Metropolitan King County Council voted this week to change how we vote in King County. Here’s a hint: they want election years to be divisible by two. Voters will decide whether or not this change will be made this November, and Soundside invited Crosscut.com state politics reporter Joseph O’Sullivan and Political Science Professor Todd Donovan to discuss what this means for the county.

Vote fraud conspiracy theories driving some candidates for elections offices in WA, elsewhere

Across the country, backers of former President Donald Trump are making election integrity a campaign issue. So far, that issue has not dominated Washington’s election for secretary of state — the state’s top election official position. But mistrust in voting systems is an issue in some local races this year.

'Election integrity' issue finds its way into local Washington state races

Politics

Washington voters' role in gun laws: ballots vs bills

The U.S. is once again mourning dozens of lives lost in several mass shootings just last month. And because these events are all too common now in our country, the debates that have followed have been predictable.

Law & Courts

Auburn man charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with January 6th insurrection

Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Mike Carter about new federal charges filed against Proud Boy leader Ethan Nordean.

Politics

Abortion issue could decide Democrat Kim Schrier’s fate in Washington’s closest congressional race

This week, the King County Council voted 8 - 1 to express support for abortion rights in the wake of a leaked draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would open the door for states to outlaw abortion. Only one county council member voted against the measure: Reagan Dunn. Dunn is also one of several Republicans running for Congress this year in a highly competitive race for Washington’s 8th Congressional District, east of Seattle.

Law & Courts

Measure to decriminalize all drugs rolls out in Washington state

Initiative 1922 would take away penalties for possessing drugs of any kind in Washington

Politics

Why are these 23 WA state lawmakers choosing not to seek re-election?

Twenty-three Washington state lawmakers have decided not to run for re-election this year. What’s the deal?