Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://realcad.org/video/?vid=GcOFcoiDsQM Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Congressional Aides Rescued Electoral College Ballot Box [RliKJyTRiTL] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT Quick-thinking congressional aides are being credited with protecting the ballot boxes containing the official electoral votes during Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol. The staffers can be seen carrying the boxes out of harm’s way. “If our capable floor staff hadn't grabbed them, they would have been burned by the mob," Sen. Jeff Markley, D-Oregon, tweeted. They’re made of mahogany and lined with leather. Thanks to staffers, the paper ballots inside were preserved. #InsideEdition tuhPDcODA8l 9gO65gAcP4I QAHXGxB3ozy noONLEOrg2n 7CfkX5A5DGi F6odhr6XIzQ Bs78PkL67q3
Quick-thinking congressional aides are being credited with protecting the ballot boxes containing the official electoral votes during Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol. The staffers can be seen carrying the boxes out of harm’s way. “If our capable floor staff hadn't grabbed them, they would have been burned by the mob," Sen. Jeff Markley, D-Oregon, tweeted. They’re made of mahogany and lined with leather. Thanks to staffers, the paper ballots inside were preserved. #InsideEdition tuhPDcODA8l 9gO65gAcP4I QAHXGxB3ozy noONLEOrg2n 7CfkX5A5DGi F6odhr6XIzQ Bs78PkL67q3