Gov. Cuomo may use National Guard to staff polling locations on Election Day

nypost ^ | 09/21/2020 | Bernadette Hogan & Bruce Golding

[ChicagoConservative27]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is finally ready to call out the National Guard — to staff polling places on Election Day!

After placing the Guard “on standby” but not sending them in as riots raged in New York City this past summer, Cuomo said Monday that he might pull the trigger and actually deploy troops to ensure voters can cast in-person ballots in the Nov. 3 presidential election.

During a teleconference with reporters, Cuomo said that “the Board of Elections is basically a person-powered, staffing function” and that the June 23 primary elections “showed a lot of issues with the local boards.”

[ChicagoConservative27]

Why not call out BLM or antifa? More your style Cuomo.

[maggief]

[Meatspace]

If Cuomo is calling out the National Guard to the polling stations, that means that Biden is losing New York.

[cincinnati65]

Or setting up some nonsense “voter suppression” claim, because voters were “too intimidated to enter polling places staffed by the National Guard.”

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bingo. Part of the narrative.

[Vaquero]

Trump needs to nationalize the NY Guard

[Leaning Right]

It’s worth noting that one of the gentlemen in your picture was armed with a billy club. Here’s a better shot, showing that.

[Kickass Conservative]

Imagine If POTUS Trump suggested the National Guard be called out on Election Day?

I wonder if Cuomo’s Brother Fredo will comment on this tonight? How about his best Buddy Don LeMon?

[PMAS]

I trust the National Guard more than I trust the poll workers

[mewzilla]

You wouldn’t say that if you’re a small biz owner who’s had the misfortune to meet some of public employees acting as Cuomo’s goon squads.

[kenmcg]

Calling out the National Guard should keep out illegals from voting (hopefully). It certainly won’t discouraging law abiding pubbies.

[hoagy62]

Why call out the Guard? To arrest anyone who votes Republican?

[FightforFreedomCA]

...but not for all the riots? Interesting.

[jmaroneps37]

I love this! Now illegal aliens will be scared to vote in person and using Social security records postal records and census records to kick their fake ballots.

[dan on the right]

It sounds like a great idea to me, but since it is Cuomo’s idea, I must be missing something big! Gotta hurt GOP somehow.

[John Milner]

So none of the National Guardsmen/women will be able to vote?

Sounds like voter suppression of the conservative voters to me.

[PMAS]

I said National Guard, not public employees

[chris haney]

So he will call in the National guard for polling places on election day but not for so called peaceful protesters that are rioting and looting ?