In case you've been keeping your political head under the sands of ignorance, you're well aware that there's a primary election coming' round the bend. We at Seattlest having been giving you the low-down on this ballot's issues, candidates, and endorsements. These are you King County Council candidates. more ›

This morning, almost 29,000 signatures supporting a referendum putting the proposed deep-bore tunnel to a public vote were turned in, well over the 16,500 required. The King County Elections office will verify the signatures and have the results in a couple of weeks, but in the meanwhile, tunnel supporters and city officials are thinking of alternate ways to block the referendum. We're on the edge of our seats. more ›

• Tonight's your last chance during the summer to tune in and veg out during the final night of Concerts at the Mural series, held at on the lawn of the Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre.
• For all the geek's you love (or are), TechFlash has created the ingenious Geek's Guide to Seattle. Oh yes, indeedy a virtual tour! You have a multi-city map where you can can see everything techy, from the rental house were Amazon was first started to Microsoft's Memory Lane. Take that Silicon Valley.
• SPD Blotter reported DNA was the key factor in the solving a 25-year old murder case. Seattle Police Homicide matched the deoxyribonucleic acid of a 50-year-old male to evidence found from the crime scene back in 1984.

For Seattle City Council Position #4, it's Bagshaw v. Bloom. #6: Licata v. Israel. #8: O'Brien v. Rosencrantz. (Here are the King County Elections results.) That's clocking in at 17 percent of registered voters so far. more ›

Current Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan is in the middle of a another controversy. more ›

Join the dozens who have already voted in this year's primary and have your voice politely nodded at. more ›

We aren't the biggest fans of the Seattle Times "humor" department. That's why we were so pleasantly surprised when we opened up the paper this morning and saw this headline worthy of The Onion: more ›

-"Runaway Train was the best song of the 90s." "You're fucking high, old man." more ›

-An air stagnation advisory and a heat advisory are in effect until tomorrow. more ›

Dean Logan is stepping down as head of King County Elections. He will be taking the Los Angeles County Deputy Elections Registrar position-- which will allow him to take improv classes at night. more ›

Democrats supporting the proposal fired back with partisan shots of their own. "I think that's a bunch of right-wing blog nonsense...I think what's important is the answers he gives when he appears before the council," said the council's ranking thinker Dow Constantine. more ›

Those down at King County Elections are feeling pretty good about themselves, or well, cautiously optimistic, following the recent primary election—which believe it or not was held a couple of weeks ago.There have been no major problems reported, and it appears that everything went off just as planned. more ›

The Battle in North Seattle and Surrounding Areattles appears to be over. more ›

Went to vote today. more ›

Do you want to meet active seniors but are tired of the same old lawn bowling scene? Then why not consider being a poll worker ? more ›

Claiming that the Republicans did not show "clear and convincing" proof Judge John Bridges sided with the Democrats in the governor’s election trial. more ›

As the court case over the governor’s election drags on in Chelan County (it’s already been two days and no surprise witnesses!?!) we understand that those over at King County Elections may be a little down in the dumps. It appears that they’ve been forging documents, falling short in matching up votes to voters, and generally having a rough go of it. more ›

Do you remember that show 'Remember the 70s' on VH1? It spawned 'Remember the 80s', 'Remember the 90s’, and 'Celebrity Fit Club.' Well get ready for 'Remember the Gubernatorial Election.' It's going to be a fun time as we look back and remember the election that never really ended…oh my god, is that what we were wearing in 2004? more ›

Don’t you hate it when you lose your keys and waste an entire morning looking for them, only to find 93 uncounted ballots instead? Well, that’s the feeling down at King County Elections as ballots continue to show up in the darndest places. more ›