Block DHS employees or contractors from seizing ballots or election materials stored under federal law.

Elissa Slotkin · Michigan · Democratic

policy impact 0.67 specificity 0.96 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

one amendment would also block DHS employees or contractors from seizing ballots or election materials stored under federal law

Slotkin proposed an amendment to prevent DHS personnel or contractors from seizing federally stored ballots or election materials.

Republicans Block Slotkin’s 5 Amendments to Stop Warehouse Detention, Ban Armed Federal Agents at our Polls, Prevent Ballot Seizures, Tackle Insider Trading, and Protect Free Speech
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Evidence

Slotkin said HSGAC Republicans blocked her amendment that would have barred DHS employees or contractors from seizing ballots or election material stored under 52 U.S.C. 20701.

Most recent official evidence in the lookback window shows the proposal was introduced in committee but blocked, not adopted.

never same_term A for effort

GovInfo's official U.S. Code entry identifies 52 U.S.C. 20701 as the federal election-record retention provision governing preservation and deposit of election records.

Confirms the underlying federal-law reference used in the blocked amendment and the 22-month ballot-record storage context.

unresolved same_term

52 U.S.C. 20701 - Retention and preservation of records and papers by officers of elections; deposit with custodian; penalty for violation
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Ms. Slotkin submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 33, relating to prohibiting federal seizures of ballots and state voter rolls.

The Senate record shows Slotkin filed a concrete amendment aimed at stopping federal seizure of ballots and voter rolls, which is strong effort evidence but not proof of enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressional Record - Senate, April 22, 2026
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A Senator Slotkin amendment to prohibit DHS agents from being used to seize election ballots was among the amendments HSGAC Republicans blocked from the final bill.

The committee statement says Slotkin's ballot-seizure amendment was offered in DHS markup and blocked, so the promised prohibition was not adopted.

never same_term A for effort

Peters Statement on HSGAC Republicans Voting to Block Commonsense Reforms to Hold Department of Homeland Security and Trump Administration Accountable, Lower Costs for Hardworking Families
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Sen. Slotkin’s office said committee Republicans blocked her amendment to prohibit DHS agents from being used to seize election ballots.

Official Senate release shows the ballot-seizure prohibition was offered but blocked, not adopted, so the promise was not delivered.

never same_term A for effort

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee minority statement lists a Slotkin amendment that would prohibit DHS from being used to seize election ballots and says Republicans blocked it in committee.

Committee minority materials corroborate that Slotkin made a concrete amendment attempt, but it was blocked before enactment.

never same_term A for effort

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee minority statement says Slotkin offered an amendment to prohibit DHS agents from being used to seize election ballots, and that Republicans blocked it along with the rest of the Democratic amendments.

Official committee statement identifies Slotkin's ballot-seizure amendment and says it was blocked in markup, so the promised prohibition was not adopted.

never same_term A for effort

The Congressional Record shows SA 5094, a Slotkin amendment to prohibit federal seizures of ballots and state voter rolls, and says it was ordered to lie on the table.

Primary Senate record confirms Slotkin filed a concrete amendment targeting federal seizure of ballots and voter rolls, showing serious effort even before the later committee block.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressional Record - Senate, April 22, 2026
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Slotkin made a concrete legislative attempt to deliver this promise by filing and offering amendments to prohibit DHS employees or contractors from seizing ballots and election materials covered by 52 U.S.C. 20701. The evidence shows those amendments were blocked in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and were not adopted or enacted. Because she seriously advanced the proposal but did not secure the promised policy outcome, this is best scored as never with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 97%

never same_term A for effort

Elissa Slotkin made a concrete Senate amendment to bar DHS employees or contractors from seizing ballots or election materials, but committee Republicans blocked it before enactment. That is a serious legislative attempt, but the promised outcome was not achieved.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

never same_term A for effort

Slotkin materially advanced the policy by filing and offering a Senate amendment to prohibit DHS agents or contractors from seizing ballots and related election materials, but the amendment was blocked in committee and not enacted. That is a serious legislative attempt that failed, so the promise was not fulfilled.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

never same_term A for effort

The evidence indicates Slotkin pursued the promised policy through an HSGAC amendment to bar DHS employees or contractors from seizing ballots or election materials stored under 52 U.S.C. 20701, but the amendment was blocked in committee and was not adopted. Because this was a serious federal legislative attempt during her Senate term but did not become law or otherwise deliver the promised prohibition, the correct outcome is not delivered, with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%