Slotkin introduces bill limiting deployment of troops, federal agents to polling sites
The Protect Our Polls Act would require congressional approval for any armed deployment, as Democrats warn of voter intimidation at polling sites.
- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced the Protect Our Polls Act that would block the president from sending soldiers or federal agents to voting sites during elections without congressional approval.
- The bill would require approval from Congress, 48 hours' notice to lawmakers, intelligence, legal justification, and evidence that a state cannot handle a threat on its own before a president could send uniformed military or federal law enforcement to polling sites.
- While the federal government has never sent uniformed military to the polls during an election, the Protect Our Polls Act would require congressional approval to do so and cut off any funding for uniformed military or federal law enforcement to seize ballots and voting machines.
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Georgia Recorder
Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill
Voters fill out their ballots at a Sioux Falls polling place during the South Dakota primary election on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to require Congress to sign off on any deployment of federal troops to the polls, as President Donald Trump and his administration refuse to rule out the idea. Fears of troops or other federal agents at voting sites have l…
Trump couldn't send troops to polls without Congress approval under Democrat bill
Voters fill out their ballots at a Sioux Falls polling place during the South Dakota primary election on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to require Congress to sign off on any deployment of federal troops to the polls, as President Donald Trump and his administration refuse to rule out the idea. Fears of troops or other federal agents at voting sites have l…
Daily Montanan
Trump couldn't send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill
Voters fill out their ballots at a Sioux Falls polling place during the South Dakota primary election on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to require Congress to sign off on any deployment of federal troops to the polls, as President Donald Trump and his administration refuse to rule out the idea. Fears of troops or other federal agents at voting sites have l…
Slotkin, Senate Democrats seek curb on troop deployments at polling places
(From L-R): U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-California), Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona), speaking at a Washington D.C. press conference to announce their legislation that would require Congress to sign off on any deployment of federal troops to the polls. June 18, 2026 | Screenshot U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to require Congress to sign off on any deployment of feder…
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