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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Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process
President Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering.
Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape voting process: ‘Not totally aligned with…’
The White House said the president reserves the right to remove individuals who are not “totally aligned” with the administration's goals for election security.
The Election Assistance Commission, a public agency established in 2002, is responsible for certifying voting equipment and distributing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal assistance for elections, recalls CNN.
Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process - Boston News, Weather, Sports
President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship...
The US President has fired the members of the opposition democrats from a nationwide election commission. The move fits into a series of attempts to improve the Republicans in elections.
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