Trump Overhauls Independent Elections Board Ahead of Midterms
TL;DR
President Trump fired two Democratic members and accepted the resignation of a Republican from the bipartisan Elections Assistance Commission, four months before the midterms, signaling a swift move to reshape independent election administration after the Supreme Court loosened his authority to overhaul such boards that were created to secure elections after the 2000 contest.
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- Trump fires members of bipartisan elections commission The Washington Post
- Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms Yahoo
- Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what? Democracy Docket
- Trump accused of trying to ‘rig’ elections after firing federal commissioners The Guardian
- Trump Fires Democrats on Election Commission, Republican Resigns Bloomberg.com
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