Trump removes Election Assistance Commission members, report says
The move leaves the bipartisan election agency without commissioners and could halt federal support for voting systems and election administration, officials said.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump terminated the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission , removing leadership of the independent federal agency responsible for certifying voting systems.
- The firings follow a Supreme Court decision bolstering presidential power to remove independent leaders, alongside Trump's persistent advocacy to implement nationwide proof of citizenship requirements and Election Day mail ballot deadlines.
- Of the four-member bipartisan commission created by the 2002 Help America Vote Act, one Republican appointee resigned while two Democratic appointees received termination notices from the White House Presidential Personnel Office on Thursday.
- Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes criticized the move as "irresponsible and dangerous," warning it undermines nonpartisan administration, while The Brennan Center for Justice noted the agency faces a leadership void.
- With the Trump administration having previously reduced the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the EAC's removal sparks alarm among election officials regarding federal interference and security support for states ahead of the midterms.
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US President Donald Trump has fired the remaining members of the Election Commission, which was responsible for overseeing mail-in voting, four months before the congressional elections.
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The President of the United States has fired the last two officials. The Election Assistance Commission is the agency that guarantees accurate and secure votes in view of the mid-term elections in November. The other two commissioners appointed by the Republicans had resigned earlier this year
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