The first Stage 4 Water Restriction for the Capital Regional District has been issued for an electoral area on a Southern Gulf Island.

The Capital Regional District has increased watering restrictions for several electoral areas to protect small water systems vulnerable to drought. “Mandatory water restrictions are in effect across ...

It takes effort to be an informed citizen. Artificial intelligence tools offer an alluring shortcut — but they’re not without ...

Voter ID? Racist, we’re told. An efficient, reliable vote count? You’ve got to be kidding. Deliberate or not, it’s a process that invites exploitation. And when results shift days after voting closes ...

California’s still-unsettled election results are the consequence of the state’s vote-by-mail system, according to election law expert Hans von Spakovsky, who said the process can keep ballots moving ...

Proponents say the practice reduces partisanship, while critics say it is confusing and expensive. By Nick Corasaniti Maine is one of just two states in the country to use ranked-choice voting for ...

Beth Simone Noveck has spent three decades trying to make democracy work online. What she’s learned—and why this moment feels ...

A Nigerian court on Monday ordered the electoral agency to deregister one of the main opposition political parties and four others for failing to meet constitutional requirements, a ruling that could ...

Five days of early voting for the June 16 runoff election start Monday, June 8, and run through Friday, June 12. The runoff has some significant races at stake, including the non-partisan mayor’s race ...

Follow WTOP’s team coverage of the D.C. primary and Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. For the first time, voters in D.C. will used ranked choice voting when they fill ...

Every online purchase can expose more than you think. These four simple tricks help keep your credit card, email, and address out of the wrong hands. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys ...