Thomas Hicks

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.

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.

President Donald Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, leaving the agency unable to function. The firings occurred amid Supreme Court rulings expanding presidential authority over independent agencies. The EAC, tasked with supporting election administration, now lacks commissioners to conduct official actions.