As far as drama goes, things appear to be pretty calm at most polling places so far today. But Nikki Peele, who pens the Congress Heights on the Rise blog under the pseudonym The Advoc8te, went to the polls this morning to cast her vote and found one of the District's local leaders making a scene. Peele writes that when she arrived at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School at 3200 6th Street SE to vote, she noticed ANC 8C03 Commissioner Mary Cuthbert supporting Vince Gray, in total defiance of the "no electioneering" zone. Peele also reports that Cuthbert -- who, if you remember, called one of the challengers running for her ANC position the n-word last month -- was adamant that she was in compliance with the law because she was still 50 feet away from the door of the polling place, regardless of where the sign was placed. Police eventually got involved and it looks like cooler heads prevailed. I guess it's your move, Kathy Henderson. more ›

This means that if a voter is showing an outward sign of support for a candidate (i.e. wearing hats, buttons, t-shirts, etc.) the voter will be asked to remove or cover the article before entering the polling place.Keep this in mind as Nov. 4 draws ever closer. more ›