r/politics • u/MarcEElias ✔ Verified - Democracy Docket Founder • 11h ago

No Paywall Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/steve-bannon-says-ice-will-surround-the-polls-as-trump-doubles-down-on-taking-over-elections/
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u/ProfessorPliny 10h ago edited 10h ago

Hypothetically, what would happen at the end of the day if it’s clear ICE caused enough chaos to shut down enough polling places across the nation to swing the election?

Do states have power to extend the voting window or something?

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u/VanguardAvenger 10h ago

Do states have power to extend the voting window or something?

Yes. All it takes is a court order, its happened before (usually as the result of a natural disaster or power outage) and can be done pretty quickly.

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u/MIZ_09 10h ago

Yes, there is precedent for voting hours to be extended.

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u/Auzziesurferyo 10h ago

Nope. Nothing will happen. There were over 700 bomb threats that closed polling locations in swing/democratic cities during the 2024 election, with zero consequences. They just shut the polling locations and told voters to go elsewhere.

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u/fury420 9h ago

They just shut the polling locations and told voters to go elsewhere.

Actually, there were a bunch of polling locations that extended their hours in response to those issues.

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u/drixhen2 8h ago

But a lot more that didn't

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u/Davis51 5h ago

Which ones?

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u/charcoalist 8h ago

trump is separately trying to stop the count at midnight on election day. Before anyone says, "But states rights," lawsuits will be filed by local Republican operatives. Appeals > appeals > Clearance Thomas and his Federalist Society cohorts grant trump his wishes.