West Hollywood, CA - Protections for Elections

Armed federal agents at your polling place
are already illegal. Your city council can enforce it.

18 U.S.C. § 592 — Federal Law Since 1865

Any federal employee who stations armed personnel at a polling place commits a felony. No exceptions — not for law enforcement, not for "keeping the peace." The DOJ's own manual bans FBI agents from polling places.

5 YEARS PRISON $250,000 FINE PERMANENT BAR FROM OFFICE

Why West Hollywood?

Legal Authority

California is definitively a Home Rule state—one of the earliest and strongest in the nation.

Why It Can Work Here

Mayor Chelsea Lee Byers leads a unanimously progressive council—the first majority openly gay city council in the world (1984).

What the Ordinance Would Do
Direct city police not to assist armed federal personnel near polling places. No new criminal penalties — just a policy on how the city's own resources are used.

Your City Council

5 members · Council-Manager · 5 at-large council members; Mayor rotates annually
Incorporated 1984. Law enforcement by LA County Sheriff.

West Hollywood City Hall
8300 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069

(323) 848-6460
weho.org/city-government/city-council

Meetings

Mon

6:00 PM

1st & 3rd Mon

What You Can Do

Call your council member and tell them you want West Hollywood to pass a Protections for Elections ordinance enforcing the federal ban on armed troops at polls.
(323) 848-6460

Show up to the next council meeting. Public comment is open to all residents. Three minutes at the mic changes priorities.
MonS · 6:00 PM · West Hollywood City Hall

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