Months before the midterms, the only federal agency dedicated solely to election administration is now unable to do anything.

Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules.

The two Democratic commissioners, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, were notified by email. “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as Commissioner of the Election Assistance Commission is terminated, effective immediately. Thank you for your service,” the email said. It was signed by Morgan DeWitt Snow, deputy director of presidential personnel in the Executive Office of the President.

The third commissioner, Republican Christy McCormick, was allowed to resign, according to three sources within the agency. McCormick declined to comment when reached by phone. The agency’s fourth commissioner, Republican Donald Palmer, voluntarily departed the agency earlier this year to join the Heritage Foundation.

  • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
    61·
    2 months ago

    This needs to be higher. Misleading headlines can cause people to panic, and do more harm than good.

    What’s happening is certainly a bad thing, and alarming, and corrupt, but all is not lost. We still need to vote (and can!).

    Context matters.

    • Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      21·
      2 months ago

      Everyone calm down. Dont react. Wait until the car hits you before you move out the way.

      • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        1 month ago

        It’s more like screaming and causing a panicked stampede in a crowded pedestrian area because someone got hit by a car on an adjacent crosswalk. The panic will do more harm, more people will die in the stampede. Do something about the car running someone over, get the victim medical attention and apprehend the driver, but don’t suddenly tell everyone “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!” Cause that’s not going to help anything and can only cause more damage.

          • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
            11·
            1 month ago

            Go ahead, I don’t care. You have literally nothing worthwhile to say.

            You’re the one who replied to me anyway, so blocking me won’t do a damn thing. You could always try shutting the fuck up and crying in your own corner where your despondency won’t infect anyone else.