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Specter of election chaos raises questions on military role

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WASHINGTON – It's a question Americans are unaccustomed to considering in a presidential election campaign: Could voting, vote-counting or the post-vote reaction become so chaotic that the U.S.

military would intervene?The answer is yes, but only in an extreme case. There is normally no need for the military to play any role in an election.

The Constitution keeps the military in a narrow lane — defending the United States from external enemies. Civil order is left largely to civilian police.

But there is an obscure law, the Insurrection Act, that theoretically could thrust the active-duty military into a police-like role.

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