Your reminder- it's against the law to send troops to the polls. [View all]

[James48]

I’m hearing rumblings of plans to send troops to take
Polling materials in Election Day. This is your reminder to bookmark
18 U.S. Code § 592 - Troops at polls
U.S. Code
Which states:
“Whoever, being an officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and be disqualified from holding any office of honor, profit, or trust under the United States.

This section shall not prevent any officer or member of the armed forces of the United States from exercising the right of suffrage in any election district to which he may belong, if otherwise qualified according to the laws of the State in which he offers to vote.”

He can’t do that.