Election Administration

State election chiefs demand Trump’s DHS pick ban ICE agents from polls

Amid a host of conflicting statements from the Trump administration, state election chiefs have asked Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to confirm that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents won’t be sent to the polls should he become the next head of the Department of Homeland Security. Mullin said during a March 18 confirmation hearing for […]

By Brentin Mock

Air Force General: Armed troops shouldn’t be ‘anywhere near’ polling sites

A top U.S. general said Thursday that armed troops shouldn’t be “anywhere near” polling sites during elections while testifying at a Senate Armed Services Committee panel. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) grilled U.S. Air Force General Gregory M. Guillot about President Donald Trump’s threats to police elections with military or law enforcement personnel, and about what […]

By Brentin Mock

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