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Senate Hopeful Rogers Deploys Police Poll Watchers in Detroit

5/5/2026

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Republican Senate hopeful Mike Rogers announced he will enlist former and active police officers as poll watchers in Detroit.
Federal and most state laws bar voter intimidation, making the deployment of uniformed officers legally risky.
The plan follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration effort to obtain past ballot data after false claims that Detroit poll workers rigged the 2020 election, a narrative Rogers repeated.

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Republican Senate hopeful Mike Rogers announced he will enlist former and active police officers as poll watchers in Detroit.
Federal and most state laws bar voter intimidation, making the deployment of uniformed officers legally risky.
The plan follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration effort to obtain past ballot data after false claims that Detroit poll workers rigged the 2020 election, a narrative Rogers repeated.