Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=LU4Hkc63mEY Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Congressional Aides Rescued Electoral College Ballot Box [HaL5W8aZTeF] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 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 U6wOgUZAExP 6Fou9ORjzyM Cr5I1DdrnO2 iRqPqdMNPhd
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 U6wOgUZAExP 6Fou9ORjzyM Cr5I1DdrnO2 iRqPqdMNPhd