Cambridge, 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 Cambridge?

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

As Massachusetts's first sanctuary city (1985) and fourth nationally, Cambridge established the template for bold local action ...

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

9 members · 9 at-large (proportional representation / ranked-choice voting)
Mayor and Vice Mayor elected by council from its members. City Manager is chief executive.

Cambridge City Hall
795 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 349-4260
cambridgema.gov/departments/citycouncil

Meetings

Mon

5:30 PM

Weekly (Mon, Jan-Jun & Sep-Dec)

What You Can Do

Call your council member and tell them you want Cambridge to pass a Protections for Elections ordinance enforcing the federal ban on armed troops at polls.
(617) 349-4260

Show up to the next council meeting. Public comment is open to all residents. Three minutes at the mic changes priorities.
MonS · 5:30 PM · Cambridge City Hall

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