Volunteers to protect minority voters at polls amid fears Trump will deploy troops

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA coalition of civil rights groups has launched the Vote Safe initiative to deploy hundreds of volunteers to polling stations across Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, and North Carolina.The program aims to protect racial-minority voters from potential voter intimidation and election interference during the upcoming midterm elections. Trained volunteers, including clergy members and veterans, will focus on de-escalation tactics and helping voters understand their rights in cities such as Atlanta, Detroit, Cleveland, and Charlotte. The initiative follows concerns that Donald Trump’s administration could attempt to use federal law enforcement, ICE agents, or National Guard troops near polling locations. While military officials have denied plans to deploy troops, the Department of Justice still intends to send out 1,000 poll monitors nationwide. In fullVeterans and faith leaders will swarm election sites to block ‘intimidation’ from Trump’s poll-watcher squadsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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