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…

With less than a week left to register to vote in the general election for most area voters (the deadline in the District and Virginia is Oct. 6; Maryland is Oct. 14), the DC Board of Elections of Ethics released a reminder yesterday that electioneering laws apply to enthusiastic voters as well as campaign volunteers. It might seem obvious to most of you, but apparently some voters are confused on the issue:D.C. Municipal Regulations sections…