Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Trump asks US Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling barring him from ballot over Jan. 6 attack
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot, setting up a high-stakes showdown over whether a constitutional provision prohibiting those who "engaged in insurrection" will end his political career.
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Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine's secretary of state barring him from the state's primary ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Maine secretary of state who opted to keep Trump off primary ballot is facing threat of impeachment
Maine's top election official could face an impeachment attempt in the state Legislature over her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the Republican primary ballot.
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Analysis: A judge upheld Georgia’s political maps. What does that mean for 2024?
Georgia elections official Gabriel Sterling had an immediate reaction after he saw a federal judge's order upholding the state's new congressional and legislative maps: "We have a clear path for the '24 election."
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Nikki Haley doesn’t mention slavery when asked what caused the Civil War. She later walks that back
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was asked at a New Hampshire town hall about the reason for the Civil War, and she didn't mention slavery in her response. She walked back her comments hours later.
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Election officials see a range of threats in 2024, from hostile countries to conspiracy theorists
For election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election, the list of security challenges just keeps growing.
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As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections
Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting.
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Year in review: Biggest moments in Fulton County case against Trump, 18 co-defendants
The year 2023 in Atlanta will be forever remembered as the year a Fulton County grand jury indicted a former U.S. president.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats
The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities.
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Trump says he’s eager to debate Biden in 2024, even if controversial commission plans events
Former President Donald Trump says he is eager to debate President Joe Biden, even if the debates are sponsored by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. And he says he is open to debating a single Republican rival if a serious challenger emerges after the New Hampshire primary.
