DC readying security for election and inauguration activities after unrest in 2020
By
Jack Birle
October 23, 2024 1:15 pm
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Washington, D.C., officials are preparing for another contentious period between Election Day and Inauguration Day but are hoping to prevent the security failures seen on Jan. 6, 2021.
The aftermath of the 2020 election saw a riot at the Capitol while Congress certified the election results. During the 2017 inauguration, unruly, violent protesters damaged the city and set a car on fire. With the 2024 election appearing to be a toss-up between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is calling for patience as the vote is counted.
“The biggest thing that I would ask people to exercise is patience of the way the process works in some of these states,” Bowser said Tuesday during a press conference.
D.C. has always voted for the Democratic candidate since it was given three electoral votes beginning with the 1964 election and is again safely expected to vote for Harris. Several of the battleground states, including Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, could see longer waits for projected winners, with the rise in early and mail-in voting.
D.C. officials have outlined several key dates for the post-Election Day period when they are seeking to implement additional security measures, including Dec. 17, when the electors vote in their respective states, Jan. 6, 2025, when Congress certifies the Electoral College vote, and the inauguration activities from Jan. 19-21, 2025.
During a briefing Tuesday between Bowser, the Council of the District of Columbia, and other city officials, they stressed that there will likely be “pervasive misinformation and disinformation” about the election and its results, along with it being a “fluid, unpredictable security environment.”
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