Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=JsJ2oXznINY Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Congressional Aides Rescued Electoral College Ballot Box [Ctg2gVTk9yp] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 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 aguVKl72m7I gnDu64kQ0NX fPebVku6Xh1 wIOsT0aj4ZC EI5vrVDFfWP
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 aguVKl72m7I gnDu64kQ0NX fPebVku6Xh1 wIOsT0aj4ZC EI5vrVDFfWP