Baton Rouge, LA - 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 Baton Rouge?

Legal Authority

Louisiana's home rule framework is stronger than the other hostile states.

Why It Can Work Here

Consolidated government and home rule charter but more politically divided.

What the Ordinance Would Do
The ordinance should be drafted not as an election regulation but as: (1) a resource allocation directive about local police deployment; (2) a law enforcement policy incorporati...

Your City Council

12 members · Mayor-President + 12-member Metro Council, single-member districts
City and East Baton Rouge Parish share one government since 1947.

Baton Rouge City Hall
222 Saint Louis St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(225) 389-3123
brla.gov/561/Metropolitan-Council

Meetings

Wed

4:00 PM

2nd & 4th Wed

What You Can Do

Call your council member and tell them you want Baton Rouge to pass a Protections for Elections ordinance enforcing the federal ban on armed troops at polls.
(225) 389-3123

Show up to the next council meeting. Public comment is open to all residents. Three minutes at the mic changes priorities.
WedS · 4:00 PM · Baton Rouge City Hall

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