{"id":292,"date":"2026-07-10T19:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longdistancemoversusas.com\/?p=292"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:43:48","slug":"trump-fires-remaining-members-of-election-assistance-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longdistancemoversusas.com\/?p=292","title":{"rendered":"Trump fires remaining members of Election Assistance Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump fired the remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday,\u00a0a White House official confirmed to MS NOW.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longdistancemoversusas.com\/?p=290\">New Mexico\u2019s AG says DOJ is stonewalling probe of Epstein ranch \u2014 again<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The move effectively leaves the bipartisan agency without any commissioners and unable to carry out its official duties just months before the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>The dismissals leave the four-member bipartisan commission vacant after one Republican commissioner, Christy McCormick, resigned and two Democratic commissioners, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, were terminated via email by the White House. Without a quorum, the commission cannot take formal action on matters ranging from certifying voting systems to updating election guidance for states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing\u00a0\u200bto inform you that your position as Commissioner of the Election Assistance Commission is terminated, effective immediately. Thank you for your service<strong>,<\/strong>\u201d the email read, according to Reuters, which reviewed it.<\/p>\n<p>The official also cited the Supreme Court\u2019s landmark ruling in Trump v. Slaughter that\u00a0expanded the president\u2019s authority\u00a0to remove officials serving on independent federal agencies when justifying the ouster of the remaining EAC members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President, and head of the Executive Branch, reserves the right to remove individuals that may not be totally aligned with the important task of securing America\u2019s elections and ensuring every legal vote is counted,\u201d the White House official said. \u201cThe Slaughter decision gives the President precedence to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Created by Congress through\u00a0the Help America Vote Act of 2002\u00a0following the disputed 2000 presidential election, the Election Assistance Commission serves as the\u00a0federal government\u2019s primary agency\u00a0for election administration. Its responsibilities include accrediting laboratories that test voting equipment, certifying voting systems used by states, administering federal election grants and maintaining the national mail voter registration form.<\/p>\n<p>Federal law\u00a0provides for four commissioners, no more than two of whom may belong to the same political party. Commissioners are nominated by the president based on recommendations from congressional leaders and must be confirmed by the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longdistancemoversusas.com\/?p=288\">MaddowBlog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The move comes as Trump has intensified efforts to reshape federal election policy ahead of November. His administration has\u00a0pressed states\u00a0to adopt stricter voting requirements. Earlier this week, the Justice Department warned election officials that they could face criminal penalties if they fail to prevent noncitizens from registering or voting.\u00a0The Federal Emergency Management Agency also\u00a0recently threatened\u00a0to withhold some federal funding from states that do not comply with new election directives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Administration from the start has been working across all agencies and local partners to safeguard elections from fraud and abuse, and investing in a strong infrastructure to sustain that mission especially in the midterm elections,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats swiftly condemned the move, arguing that it threatens the independence of the federal agency responsible for supporting election administration.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called it a \u201cbrazen attempt to seize control of our elections before a single vote is cast\u201d in a statement to MS NOW. Schumer vowed that Senate Democrats would \u201cfight this power grab at every turn,\u201d arguing that \u201cthe American people \u2014 not Donald Trump \u2014 will decide the 2026 election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said that the reported dismissal of the remaining commissioners \u201cshould concern every American, regardless of party,\u201d adding that it raises \u201cprofound concerns about political interference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes also blasted the move and accused the Trump administration of being \u201cdead set on causing chaos for our election officials across this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longdistancemoversusas.com\/?p=286\">Kash Patel can\u2019t count on Trump\u2019s protection forever<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ouster removes all commissioners from the bipartisan federal election agency, leaving it unable to act as President Trump pushes election changes before the midterms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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