Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Pence seeks dismissal of lawsuit aiming to overturn election
The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that seeks to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week.
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Sen. Perdue quarantines for virus exposure ahead of GA runoff
Republican Sen. David Perdue was forced into quarantine Thursday in the home stretch of Georgia's high-stakes Senate runoffs, disclosing just five days before the election that he had been exposed to a campaign worker infected with the coronavirus.
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Georgia county absentee ballot envelope audit finds no fraud
Investigators who audited the signatures on more than 15,000 absentee ballot envelopes in one Georgia county found "no fraudulent absentee ballots," according to the audit report.
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Missouri senator to contest Electoral College win for Biden
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Wednesday he will raise objections next week when Congress meets to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the election, forcing House and Senate votes that are likely to delay - but in no way alter - the final certification of Biden's win.
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Tim Gorman announces District 2 Chattanooga City Council bid
Chemical engineer Tim Gorman is running for Chattanooga City Council District 2 to help families and small businesses.
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Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffs
Preethi Gowrishankar was never really politically active before this year. But watching polarization increase during President Donald Trump's administration changed that.
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Despite smooth election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictions
Changes to the way millions of Americans voted this year contributed to record turnout, but that's no guarantee the measures making it easier to cast ballots will stick around for future elections.
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There’s a way Biden can raise more from the rich without higher taxes
On the campaign trail, Joe Biden argued for higher taxes on Americans who make more than $400,000 a year. Those tax increases, he said, would help fund his broader agenda and reduce inequality.
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Democrats face a turnout test in Georgia’s Senate runoffs
For Democrats to win control of the Senate, Georgia's Black communities, as well as the state's smaller Hispanic and Asian communities, likely need to vote in the Jan. 5 runoff election by history-making margins.
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Trump tests loyalty of GOP with threat to tank COVID-19 relief bill
Threatening to tank Congress' massive COVID-19 relief and government funding package, President Donald Trump's demand for bigger aid checks for Americans is forcing Republicans traditionally wary of such spending into an uncomfortable test of allegiance.
