US EditionA little-known federal agency is at the center of Trump's executive order to overhaul US elections
- President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 25 seeking major changes to federal election administration.
- The 2000 presidential election dispute prompted Congress to create the independent Election Assistance Commission in 2002.
- Trump's order directed the commission to update the national voter registration form with a citizenship proof requirement.
- The order instructed the agency to "take appropriate action" within "30 days," according to reports.
- Voting rights groups and states filed lawsuits challenging the order, arguing the commission operates independently.
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Trump 'wants to put his own stamp on elections' with little known federal agency: report
President Donald Trump wants to “put his own stamp on elections,” according to a new report from the Associated Press. An executive order, which he signed in March, targets the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a little-known independent commission which was designed to “help states update ...
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A little-known federal agency is at the center of Trump's executive order to overhaul US elections
Florida’s “hanging chads” ballot controversy riveted the nation during the 2000 presidential contest and later prompted Congress to create an independent commission to help states update their voting equipment.
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