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- The D.C. Board of Elections ordered the National Guard away from ballot drop boxes.
- Federal law bars troops at election sites unless needed to repel enemies.
- President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. in August 2025, extending it through 2029.
- The deployment costs $49 million in food and about $3 million daily, per Congressional Budget Office.
- 63,000 D.C. voters used drop boxes in the June primary, about 40% of votes.