Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=C2eWJBRDFsA Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Congressional Aides Rescued Electoral College Ballot Box [dScn8E9kksi] 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 BkoxmshflXD gQuSUmhJsRO g2iK0ZdyXpv LwvgycDpk0u MrRMLLeFLqL 1qBqzN7qO3d
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 BkoxmshflXD gQuSUmhJsRO g2iK0ZdyXpv LwvgycDpk0u MrRMLLeFLqL 1qBqzN7qO3d