"Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms"
@elienyc.bsky.social
Trump and the Republicans are trying to rig the election. That's not being a "doomer," that's acknowledging reality.
Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar"
My latest solution in @thenation.com
Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms
Here’s one idea for a coordinated response to Trump’s coordinated attacks.
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12:24 PM · Feb 5, 2026
Trump and the Republicans are trying to rig the election. That's not being a "doomer," that's acknowledging reality.
— ElieNYC (@elienyc.bsky.social) 2026-02-05T17:24:04.889Z
Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar"
My latest solution in @thenation.com
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There are efforts underway to gear up. There is litigation on the seizure of the 2020 ballots that should be used in the 2026 elections assuming the court rules as expected.
I have been working on voter protection efforts in the real world since 2004 and there are steps being taken. County and state officials are responsible for most election issues and state and local parties are getting ready. In Texas and many states, there are limits to activities that can take place within 100 feet of a polling location.
If the military, ICE or DHS are used at polling locations, there is a remedy available.
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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 federal statute has been interpreted by legal analyst as including federal civil servants and armed federal law enforcement agents, such as those from @ICEgov or @DHSgov
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18 U.S. Code § 592 makes it a crime punishable by 5 years in prison to deploy federal troops to polling places...
— (@rlyon.bsky.social) 2026-02-06T12:03:14.782Z
This law would apply to ICE and DHS officers if they tried to block access to polling places. This law was discussed on MS NOW a couple of times last night. Basically, one could seek an injunction to block the military, ICE or DHS from interfering with polling places
Voter protection will be challenging for the upcoming midterms. I know that the State party and other groups are gearing up to try to protect the vote.