Published Sep 4, 2026, 10:55 AM EDT
Veterans will attend multiple elections to ensure the voting process is carried out fairly, civil rights groups said.
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Published Sep 4, 2026, 10:55 AM EDT
Veterans of civil rights groups are among those intended to safeguard polling places against voter intimidation in several states during November's midterm elections. The elections are critical as they may upset the balance of power in Congress. Some Democrats have expressed concerns that President Donald Trump's administration could use troops or other instruments of the federal government—like U.S. Immigration and Customes Enforcement, or ICE, agents—to intimidate voters and interfere in the results of the elections. Republican lawmakers have pushed legislation in Congress like the SAVE Act to, as they claim, protect the electoral process from non-citizen votes that could impact certain races and lead to legal challenges after the fact. The Save America Movement, the Rev. Al Sharpoton's National Action Network and the American Federation of Teachers union said on Wednesday that they will deploy clergy members, veterans and community leaders to polls in key swing states including Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio. The Save America Movement, through its program Vote Safe, said it will train volunteers on de-escalation tactics and voter ID laws. They will base themselves in precincts in Atlanta, Charlotte, Cleveland and Detroit, home to large populations of minority voters who they fear could be intimidated.
