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BumRushDaShow

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Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:10 PM Nov 4

National Guard members on standby for Election Day in some states

Source: Scripps News

Posted 12:47 PM, Nov 04, 2024


A few states have said they will have the National Guard on standby as a precaution for potential civil unrest on Election Day after ballot drop boxes were set on fire last week. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said in a news release on Friday that he had activated the Washington National Guard to be on standby from Monday through Thursday.

“This is a purely precautionary measure taken in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s nationwide warnings regarding threats to election infrastructure and other recent activities that have occurred in southwestern Washington,” said Inslee. The adjutant general will decide how many members of the guard will be used, the release said.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told media outlets in the state that the Oregon National Guard would also be on standby, something former Gov. Kate Brown had also done in 2020.

On Tuesday, ballot drop boxes were set on fire with explosive devices in Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon, destroying hundreds of ballots, authorities said. No arrests have been made but officials said they believed the incidents were connected. U.S. Homeland Security had warned local officials in September that drop boxes may be used as a target for political violence.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/america-votes/national-guard-members-on-standby-for-election-day-in-some-states

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National Guard members on standby for Election Day in some states (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 4 OP
A necessary precaution IMHO riversedge Nov 4 #1
Red states need their polls secured 4catsmom Nov 4 #2
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