Boston, MA - 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 Boston?

Legal Authority

Massachusetts definitively operates as a Home Rule state, abandoning Dillon's Rule completely with the 1966 ratification of Art...

Why It Can Work Here

offers maximum national visibility through Mayor Michelle Wu's progressive profile and a 13-member council with progressive maj...

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

13 members · 9 district + 4 at-large
Nonpartisan elections. Council president serves as acting mayor when mayor is absent.

Boston City Hall
1 City Hall Square, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02201

(617) 635-3040
boston.gov/departments/city-council

Meetings

Wed

12:00 PM

Weekly

What You Can Do

Call your council member and tell them you want Boston to pass a Protections for Elections ordinance enforcing the federal ban on armed troops at polls.
(617) 635-3040

Show up to the next council meeting. Public comment is open to all residents. Three minutes at the mic changes priorities.
WedS · 12:00 PM · Boston City Hall

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