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Election Official Files FBI Complaint Over Border Patrol Presence

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Mark Earley, Leon County election official, filed an FBI complaint over Border Patrol vehicles at a polling site.
Border Patrol vehicles arrived at the Northeast Branch Library in Tallahassee at 10:15 a.m. on October 19, 2026.
Vehicles stayed for about ten minutes before leaving the site.
No voters called or complained to Earley’s office about the incident.
Federal law bars armed federal officials at polling places unless repelling armed enemies.

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Story summary

Mark Earley, Leon County election official, filed an FBI complaint over Border Patrol vehicles at a polling site.
Border Patrol vehicles arrived at the Northeast Branch Library in Tallahassee at 10:15 a.m. on October 19, 2026.
Vehicles stayed for about ten minutes before leaving the site.
No voters called or complained to Earley’s office about the incident.
Federal law bars armed federal officials at polling places unless repelling armed enemies.