Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=IC2XmjQPSvx Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Congressional Aides Rescued Electoral College Ballot Box [FFJ9AqvSOKg] 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 MGy1RK7uXSW 3MJIOqryJY4 o13ZL7TRO38 ZNhEcRFc8h5 JAWwIrPGKf8 TgTIIvAvoeH lMrbun7YqpK
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 MGy1RK7uXSW 3MJIOqryJY4 o13ZL7TRO38 ZNhEcRFc8h5 JAWwIrPGKf8 TgTIIvAvoeH lMrbun7YqpK