Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=e2WVTbxciIQ Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Congressional Aides Rescued Electoral College Ballot Box [8EihVhKuUrB] Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 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 3wTRcD8l0pc bQaJjUVg4K4 6mjrdPoBX4f rITgnmct44X 2FaUEli3cvC fAR5xYfm5Oq
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 3wTRcD8l0pc bQaJjUVg4K4 6mjrdPoBX4f rITgnmct44X 2FaUEli3cvC fAR5xYfm5Oq