US Military Rules Out Polling Site Deployment
General Dan Caine confirmed the military has no plans to deploy troops to polling places for the midterm elections. State and local officials retain full responsibility for election security.
The United States military has no plans to deploy federal troops or National Guard personnel to polling places for the November midterm elections, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said. The assurance came in a letter sent late August to Senator Elissa Slotkin, addressing concerns over potential federal interference in the upcoming vote. Millions of citizens are scheduled to cast ballots on November 3 in congressional, gubernatorial, and local contests nationwide.
