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What Is the Election Assistance Commission? The Bipartisan Board Whose Members Trump Just Ousted
Trump has forced out the three remaining members of the bipartisan elections board just four months before the midterms.
The shake-up raises questions about voting system certification, federal election security coordination, and the commission’s ability to approve key policy decisions.
By Bo Erickson and Erin Banco WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday terminated the last three members of the Election Assistance Commission, the independent, federal ...
President Donald Trump removed the final members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, leaving the independent, bipartisan agency without any sitting commissioners four months before ...
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources ...
President Donald Trump fired two Democratic members of the US Election Assistance Commission, an agency charged with helping states facilitate accurate elections, and the Republican member resigned, a ...
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
Created in 2002, the Election Assistance Commission helps local officials prepare for elections.
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