Elections

Proponents say it would build five centers around King County that would act as emergency rooms for mental help and recovery treatment. Voters will decide whether to impose a property tax to fund it in a special election on April 25.

The justices have agreed to hear a case next term about how much power state legislatures have over how congressional and presidential elections are run. It could upend election laws across the U.S.

Fifteen months after the 2020 election, officials in local and statewide offices continue to labor over records requests from citizen activists who believe the election was stolen or fear that future elections could be tampered with.

Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson announced her campaign for secretary of state on Wednesday – and she’s running as a nonpartisan candidate, a value she feels strongly about.

Kshama Sawant appears to have survived a recall vote by a narrow margin after facing criticism for pushing cuts to the police budget and higher taxes on hometown tech giant Amazon.

The vote in a recall effort against a socialist Seattle City Councilmember tightened considerably Wednesday as more mail ballots were counted, meaning it would be at least another day until it was clear whether the controversial lawmaker would be ousted.

Preliminary results show voters in Seattle narrowly in favor of recalling socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant. She's the firebrand who pushed the city to adopt a $15 minimum wage, raged against hometown tech giant Amazon for its business practices and angered many with her aggressive political tactics.

Jaime Herrera Beutler's vote to impeach former President Trump brought conservative challengers into the 2022 midterm race.

Another big first in local politics is shaping up. 21-year-old college student Joshua Binda has widened his lead over longtime politician and nonprofit leader Lisa Utter in their race for Lynnwood City Council, Position 3.

Kitsap County voters are overwhelmingly approving Proposition 1, a measure that will task an appointed medical examiner with leading death investigations countywide. Coroner Jeff Wallis campaigned in 2018 on a platform to end the county's coroner system.