New York City, 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 New York City?

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

NYC has maintained sanctuary policies since 1989 (Executive Orders, Local Laws 59 and 246), passed the POST Act requiring NYPD ...

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

51 members · 51 members, one per district across 5 boroughs
Speaker: Julie Menin. Overwhelmingly Democratic.

New York City Hall
City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007

(212) 788-3000
council.nyc.gov

Meetings

Thu

1:30 PM

Every other Thu (Stated Meeting)

What You Can Do

Call your council member and tell them you want New York City to pass a Protections for Elections ordinance enforcing the federal ban on armed troops at polls.
(212) 788-3000

Show up to the next council meeting. Public comment is open to all residents. Three minutes at the mic changes priorities.
ThuS · 1:30 PM · New York City Hall

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