Buffalo, NY - 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 Buffalo?

Legal Authority

New York is definitively a Constitutional Home Rule State—not a Dillon's Rule jurisdiction—with local government powers protect...

Why It Can Work Here

See state guide for strategic analysis.

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 · Mayor-Council · 9 district members · Partisan elections (Democratic majority)
Partisan elections. 4-year terms. All-Democratic council.

Buffalo City Hall
65 Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY 14202

(716) 851-5105
buffalony.gov/362/Common-Council

Meetings

Tue

2:00 PM

Every other Tue

What You Can Do

Call your council member and tell them you want Buffalo to pass a Protections for Elections ordinance enforcing the federal ban on armed troops at polls.
(716) 851-5105

Show up to the next council meeting. Public comment is open to all residents. Three minutes at the mic changes priorities.
TueS · 2:00 PM · Buffalo City Hall

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