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Elissa Slotkin: “It cuts off any funding for the uniform military or federal…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Slotkin Announces Protect our Polls Act

Published | Video Starts at 04:52

So if Trump wants to do that and use this narrow exception, he should be able to come to Congress and seek our approval to do that. Number two, It cuts off any funding for the uniform military or federal law enforcement to seize ballots or voting machines. It is already illegal for uniform military to touch and seize sees ballots and voting machines. It breaks the chain of custody and therefore threatens the enfranchisement of those voters. (04:52–05:01)

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Asserts that the bill prohibits funding for military or law enforcement to seize ballots or machines.

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