When you reach the ballot box on election day, you vote for the people. When the votes are tallied up, they are tallied by party.

Team Mirai, a political party founded by software engineers, won 11 seats in Japan’s legislature by promising chatbots, self-driving buses and high-tech jobs.

A Republican voting overhaul is back on Capitol Hill — with an added photo identification provision and an altered name.

Attend some meetings, see if it’s a good fit for you, talk to people. Some boards have associate members, so there is less ...