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🧵Last night, Democrats sued to block Trump from sending armed agents to the polls for the midterms. The administration’s "Polling Place Policy" could cause vulnerable voters — particularly naturalized citizens — to avoid the ballot box out of fear. Here are key lines from the suit worth reading👇

24/9/26, 3:44 pm121 reposts257 likes

Patricia Marie

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HAD ENOUGH? VOTE EARLY

Beachik

@beachik.bsky.social

I have been shouting from the rooftop for months that there is a Federal Law (18 U.S.C. § 592) that prohibits not just military but other agencies from the polls. Thanks, Marc, for shouting louder than me. Each state must have a plan to deal with this

Democracy Docket

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🚨 "The Polling Place Policy did not emerge in a vacuum. It is part and parcel with various executive initiatives announced by President Trump that have sought to usurp authority for the Executive Branch to influence and ultimately control the nation’s elections."

Democracy Docket

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🚨 "Further, once a voter is aware of the Polling Place Policy, the suppressive effect will ensue regardless of whether federal agents are actually deployed to that voter’s polling place. These concerns are not hypothetical."

Democracy Docket

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🚨 "The Policy falls hardest on voters most likely to fear an encounter with immigration enforcement. These include naturalized citizens, who may reasonably worry that agents will question their citizenship or eligibility at the polls."

Democracy Docket

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🚨 "Moreover, the Polling Place Policy will disproportionately affect Democratic-leaning voters. Data indicates that naturalized citizens, who may be particularly wary of encounters with armed ICE agents...are more likely to vote for Democratic candidates."