Election Assistance Commission
Coverage of Election Assistance Commission in the Nexus archive.
- Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump removed the three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission, a bipartisan agency responsible for setting voting system standards and providing funding for upgrades. The president fired two Democrats and allowed the Republican to resign, leaving the agency without a functioning board as he seeks to influence election procedures ahead of midterms.
- Trump removes remaining members of the federal Election Assistance Commission
President Trump removed the remaining members of the federal Election Assistance Commission, with Democratic commissioners Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland fired and Republican Christy McCormick resigning. The agency now has no commissioners, and the White House cited the Slaughter decision as justification.
- Trump fires last members of election commission, inciting fears of midterm ‘chaos’
Donald Trump terminated the remaining members of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, which oversees mail-voter registration and election administration. The three commissioners were removed via resignation and email notification from the White House presidential personnel office just months before the midterm elections.