Slotkin introduces Protect Our Polls Act to bar armed presence at polling places
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin will introduce the Protect Our Polls Act to prohibit the president from deploying armed military members or federal agents to polling sites without congressional authorization, aiming to prevent interference in elections; the bill has Democratic backing and would codify existing prohibitions against such actions.
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- Slotkin introduces bill limiting deployment of troops, federal agents to polling sites The Hill
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