Trump removes Election Assistance Commission members, report says
The move leaves the bipartisan agency without a quorum and could delay voting-system certification and other election support before the midterms, 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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Donald Trump completely dismissed the last leaders of the U.S. Electoral Assistance Commission.
First consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to give Donald Trump a white card to stop anyone he wanted in independent federal agencies. Ten days after the ruling, Trump has dismissed the two remaining Democratic members of the Bipartisan Electoral Assistance Commission. A third official, Republican, has resigned. The president’s order comes just four months before a decisive mid-term election and as the president presses for an elect…
Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump on Thursday terminated the last three members of the Election Assistance Commission, the independent federal commission that assists election administration officials nationwide, the White House confirmed.
"What is the Election Assistance Commission With No Commissioners?" #ELB
Aaron Blacksberg in Just Security, on yesterday’s big news: Last night, President Donald Trump effectively relieved all three serving commissioners of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) of their positions. According to media reports, the Commission’s two Democratic members, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, … Continue reading “What is the Election Assistance Commission With No Commissioners?” →
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