Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
More in Elections, page 3
-
Subscriber Exclusive
Chattanooga police drones resolve some calls without officers on scene
Six weeks since the Chattanooga Police Department launched a program dispatching drones to emergency calls, some of those drones are handling incidents without requiring an officer response at all.
-
Collins, Ossoff trade personal insults during Georgia’s first US Senate debate
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Congressman Mike Collins came out swinging on the debate stage Thursday night, discussing topics like the economy, healthcare and data centers in between brutal insults ahead of the November election.
-
Hamilton County Commission seeks applicants for vacant school board seat
The Hamilton County Commission is now taking applicants to fill the District 11 seat on the Board of Education vacated by Democrat Jill Black in August.
-
Bottoms, Jackson face each other for first, and likely only, time in Georgia governor’s race
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson clashed Tuesday night over healthcare, crime, data centers and election security in what will likely be the only opportunity for voters to see the two candidates for governor side by side.
-
Ban on state property tax on November ballot for Tennessee voters
Tennessee voters will decide Nov. 3 on an amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit lawmakers from imposing a state-level property tax.
-
With Ogles out of the way, Hatcher and Molder face off in Tennessee’s 5th District
Charlie Hatcher and Chaz Molder both started running for Congress to get rid of incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles.
-
Proposal requiring Georgia election workers to ‘shuffle’ ballots at the polls fails to find support
A last-minute proposal that would have required poll workers to manually "shuffle" ballots before scanning them in an effort to prevent bad actors from identifying how Georgia residents voted failed to advance at a special-called meeting of the State Election Board.
-
Tennessee, Georgia voters must register by Monday for November election
The deadline to register to vote in November's election in Tennessee and Georgia arrives Monday.
-
Debate over data center growth in Georgia heats up race for governor
As Georgia becomes a national leader in new data center construction, debate over how to regulate the booming industry has become a hot issue in the race for governor.
-
Democrats face uphill battle in winning any Tennessee U.S. House race
Tennessee Democrats seem unlikely to be part of any national congressional blue wave during the midterm elections, election experts say.
