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Published April 16, 2024 at 11:45AM | Updated April 16, 2024 at 12:45PM

Attendees at the Arlington County Board meeting Wednesday, March 22 on Missing Middle Housing (staff photo)

Arlington spent $74,000 in two months combating a lawsuit over Missing Middle housing, public records show, drawing the ire of a County Board candidate.

The county, which hired law firm Gentry Locke at the start of this year, paid $49,251 for services in January and $24,536 in February, according to invoices. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe campaign for the lawsuit — which alleges that Arlington failed to adequately study the impacts of Missing Middle before approving the zoning change — has raised about $69,000 since last June.

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Campaigns for Arlington County Board and School Board kick into gear

By Daniel Egitto

Published March 26, 2024 at 3:55PM | Updated March 28, 2024 at 12:17PM

Arlington Central Library November 2023 election (staff photo by James Jarvis)

While the presidential primaries are now a done deal, races for Arlington Democratic nods are just getting started.

A full slate of candidates are vying for seats on the Arlington School Board and Arlington County Board. Five Democratic contenders are jockeying for the place of outgoing County Board Chair Libby Garvey and another four are gunning for two School Board seats.

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Biden and Haley get most primary votes in Arlington amid low voter turnout

By James Jarvis

Published March 6, 2024 at 10:45AM

Voting at Arlington Central Library on Nov. 7, 2023 (staff photo by James Jarvis)

President Joe Biden and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won the majority of votes in Arlington in yesterday’s Virginia presidential primary.

However, the low voter turnout in both primaries might serve as a warning sign for both Biden and the now clear Republican frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, of a lack of voter enthusiasm.

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Low primary turnout so far attributed to concerns suburban voters have for presidential front-runners

By James Jarvis

Published March 4, 2024 at 3:55PM | Updated March 4, 2024 at 4:21PM

Trump supporters gather along Ft. Myer Drive in Rosslyn as President Trump visits his campaign headquarters (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

On the eve of Super Tuesday, local party leaders, political consults and pundits on both sides of the aisle have already agreed on who the Republican and Democratic nominees for president will be.

One question lingering in the minds of many is whether the D.C. suburbs, including Arlington, can offer any indication of whether candidates are gaining or losing sufficient suburban voters to impact the general election.

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Arlington County Board mulls ranked-choice voting expansion for 2024 general election

By James Jarvis

Published February 21, 2024 at 11:45AM | Updated February 21, 2024 at 12:26PM

Arlington Central Library November 2023 election (staff photo by James Jarvis)

With ranked-choice voting now the go-to method for local primaries in Arlington, the County Board is also considering using it for the November general election.

This Saturday, the Board plans to hold a public hearing to decide whether to use the voting method, also known as RCV, in the County Board election this fall to fill Chair Libby Garvey’s soon-to-be-vacant seat — the only one expected to be empty.

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Two new Arlington County Board candidates emerge

By Jo DeVoe

Published February 8, 2024 at 10:45AM

Tenley Peterson (via Tenley for Arlington/Facebook)

Two new candidates for Arlington County Board have emerged — one is new to the ballot, while another is returning.

Last night (Wednesday), first-time candidate and current Planning Commissioner Tenley Peterson and second-time candidate J.D. Spain, Sr. announced their bids for the seat Chair Libby Garvey will vacate at the end of the year.

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Morning Poll: Which presidential primary are you planning to vote in?

By ARLnow.com

Published January 23, 2024 at 9:30AM

Voting at Arlington Central Library on Nov. 7, 2023 (staff photo by James Jarvis)

The New Hampshire primary is today, and Virginia’s presidential primary is six weeks away.

After former president Donald Trump’s record-setting win at the Iowa caucuses, all eyes are on New Hampshire to see if his remaining major opponent, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, can make it a competitive race.

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Ranked-choice voting slated to become the way voters decide Arlington County Board primaries

By Jo DeVoe

Published December 14, 2023 at 10:30AM

'I Voted' stickers on June 20, 2023 (staff photo)

Ranked-choice voting could soon become the default for Arlington County Board primaries in Arlington.

This weekend, the County Board is set to approve the voting method, in which residents rank candidates in order of preference. If approved, next year — when one County Board seat is up for grabs — participants in the June primary will fight to secure a 51% threshold to secure a nomination.

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UPDATED: Coffey, Cunningham win County Board primary

By ARLnow.com

Published June 23, 2023 at 6:30PM | Updated June 26, 2023 at 9:42AM

People watch the results of the ranked-choice tabulation on Friday, June 23, 2023 in Courthouse (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

(Updated at 9:40 a.m. on 6/26/23) The ballots have all been counted and the results are finalized: Maureen Coffey and Susan Cunningham are the Democratic nominees for the Arlington County Board.

The results, released at 3:15 p.m. today (Saturday), culminated Arlington’s trial run of ranked-choice voting method. Eyes across the state were reportedly on Arlington, which the state legislature allowed to use the process for County Board elections one year before extending the right to the rest of the Commonwealth.

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An update in the ‘wide open’ Arlington County Board race could come this afternoon

By Jo DeVoe

Published June 23, 2023 at 10:55AM

A man inserts a ballot into a voting machine at Walter Reed Community Center on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlingtonians could have an update on the results of the Arlington County Board Democratic primary as soon as this afternoon, according to the local elections office.

“We will be accepting about 500 mail and provisional ballots today and results will be uploaded throughout the afternoon,” says spokeswoman Tania Griffin. “We’ll also have an update regarding the [ranked-choice voting] tabulation later this afternoon as well.”

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Acting Sheriff Jose Quiroz wins Democratic primary on commitment to improve inmate well-being

By Jo DeVoe

Published June 22, 2023 at 9:30AM

Arlington Sheriff candidate Jose Quiroz, Jr. greets Arlington County Board member Takis Karantonis at the Walter Reed Community Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

After taking the helm for longtime Arlington County Sheriff Beth Arthur, who retired at the end of 2022, Acting Sheriff Jose Quiroz is one step closer to taking charge permanently.

Quiroz — backed by four of five County Board members and several elected officials — won the Democratic primary Tuesday night. Following his victory, over former sheriff deputy Wanda Younger and Arlington County police corporal James Herring, Quiroz advances to the November general election.