2026-08-31T21:16:37.34Z / 路透社
作者：伊德里斯·阿里、贾斯珀·沃德
2026年8月31日 美国东部时间21:16 更新于1小时前
华盛顿8月31日路透电 —— 美国最高将领表示，军方无计划在今年中期选举期间向投票站派遣联邦军事人员或国民警卫队部队。
美国参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩将军在致密歇根州民主党参议员埃莉萨·斯洛特金的信中表示，选举管理和安保仍是州和地方官员的职责。
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路透社获得的凯恩这封回信，是为回应斯洛特金的请求。斯洛特金曾要求包括国防部长皮特·赫格斯在内的高级军方领导人保证，特朗普政府不会干预11月的选举。
凯恩在强调目前没有此类部署计划的同时表示，军方无计划扣押选票、投票机或其他与选举相关的物资。
“我既未收到也预计不会收到任何有关联合部队在即将到来的2026年11月中期选举中角色的非法命令，”凯恩写道。
据一名官员透露，这封信于8月28日被收到。
数百万美国人将于11月3日参加国会、州长及地方选举投票。
包括斯洛特金在内的民主党人担忧，特朗普政府可能会在投票站附近部署军队或其他武装联邦人员。
特朗普今年5月的言论进一步加剧了这些担忧。当时被问及是否会派遣国民警卫队部队或移民与海关执法局人员前往投票地点时，他表示会“采取一切必要措施确保选举公正”。
联邦法律通常禁止在投票站部署美军或利用其监督选举，这反映了长期以来对军方介入选举进程的限制。
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‘No plans’ to deploy troops to midterm elections polling sites, top US general says
2026-08-31T21:16:37.34Z / Reuters
By Idrees Ali and Jasper Ward
August 31, 2026 9:16 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
Voting stations sit at a polling station during a Republican primary runoff between U.S. Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) and U.S. Representative Ralph Norman (R-SC) for the U.S. Senate seat, in Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina, U.S., August 25, 2026. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The top U.S. general said the military has no plans to send federal military personnel or National Guard troops to polling places during this year’s midterm elections.
In a letter to U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said election administration and security remain the responsibility of state and local officials.
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Caine’s letter, which was obtained by Reuters, was sent in response to a request from Slotkin, who had sought assurances from senior military leaders, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, that the Trump administration would not interfere in the November elections.
While stressing that no such deployment is planned, Caine said the military has no plans to seize ballots, voting machines or other election-related material.
“I have neither received nor anticipate receiving any unlawful order concerning the role of the Joint Force in the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections,” Caine wrote.
The letter was received August 28, according to an official.
Millions of Americans are due to vote on November 3 in congressional, gubernatorial and local elections.
Democrats, including Slotkin, have raised concerns that the Trump administration could seek to use troops or other armed federal personnel near polling places.
Those concerns were fueled in part by comments Trump made in May when, asked whether he would send National Guard troops or Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to voting locations, he said he would “do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections.”
Federal law generally prohibits the deployment of U.S. troops at polling places or their use in overseeing elections, reflecting long-standing restrictions on military involvement in the electoral process.
blob:https://www.reuters.com/d13c37dd-e1db-46d7-9951-fdd488e20fc5
Reporting by Idrees Ali and Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Caitlin Webber
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