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- President Donald Trump said he would send the National Guard or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to polling places for the November 2026 midterms.
- Election officials reported unprecedented anxiety and drafted contingency plans for the 2026 elections.
- Most secretaries of state warned of major federal interference.
- A few officials said they were not worried about the deployments.
- One election director prepared for a possible arrest under the deployment plan.
