Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Tennessee to count provisional ballots by people convicted of felonies who had rights in limbo
Tennessee will count the provisional ballots cast by six people convicted of felonies who had their voting rights recently restored under judges' rulings, but had been placed in limbo after state officials filed a flurry of legal motions arguing that they had to get their gun rights back in order to vote again.
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Kelly Loeffler explains why she is backing Matt Gaetz for attorney general
Former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is backing President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general.
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Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states
Terry Thompson had an election to run for voters in Cascade County, Montana. Why then, she thought, was her office in Great Falls being sent mailed ballots completed by voters in places such as Wasilla, Alaska; Vancouver, Washington; and Tampa, Florida?
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House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member
House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using women's restrooms in the Capitol once she's sworn into office next year.
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Demetrus Coonrod won’t seek reelection to Chattanooga City Council seat
Chattanooga City Council member Demetrus Coonrod announced Sunday she will not seek reelection in 2025.
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Hamilton Country Trump voters strongly oppose abortion, support current gun laws
"It was all about inflation and the border and trying to get America back where it should be."
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House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
After one of the most chaotic and least productive sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections for the U.S. House — they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo.
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Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government
Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.
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Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year
House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year.
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Senate Republicans are gathering behind closed doors to pick a new majority leader
Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate leader Mitch McConnell and lead their new majority next year — a decision that could shape the future of the Senate, and the party, as Donald Trump reclaims the presidency.
