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Boston resident Travis Hasley picks up a ballot at the Boston Public Library. City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that would oppose President Donald Trump’s proposal to have federal Secret Service agents patrolling polling locations during the November elections. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/ DFP FILE PHOTO

City Council opposes move to add Secret Service members to polling locations

Naomi Shah March 18, 2018
City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that would oppose President Donald Trump’s proposal to have federal Secret Service agents patrolling polling locations during the November elections. The bill was proposed by Josh Zakim, a city councilor who represents neighborhoods like Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway and Kenmore Square. He called Trump’s action “an outrageous scare tactic, meant only to intimidate people.”
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