# Top US general says no plans to send troops to November election polls

https://mins.news/en/item/39231

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-31 19:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/top-us-general-says-no-plans-to-send-troops-to-polls-for-november-elections?traffic_source=rss

> Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine assured Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin that federal troops or federalized National Guard members will not be deployed to polling places during the November 3, 2026 elections or used to seize ballots, voting machines or other election materials. The assurance follows Democratic concerns that the Trump administration could interfere in the midterms.

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