National Guard members on standby for Election Day in some states

States like Oregon and Nevada have had National Guard members on standby in past elections.

A few states have said they will have the National Guard on standby as a precaution for potential civil unrest on Election Day after ballot drop boxes were set on fire last week.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said in a news release on Friday that he had activated the Washington National Guard to be on standby from Monday through Thursday.

“This is a purely precautionary measure taken in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s nationwide warnings regarding threats to election infrastructure and other recent activities that have occurred in southwestern Washington,” said Inslee.

https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/america-votes/national-guard-members-on-standby-for-election-day-in-some-states