Trump Clears Out Election Assistance Commission Leadership Weeks Before Midterms

The president's removal of the body's final three members leaves the agency that certifies voting systems without direction at a moment when states are locking in equipment and procedures for November.

The White House acted on the heels of a Supreme Court decision that cleared the way for the terminations, ending the tenure of the last remaining commissioners at the Election Assistance Commission. The move completes a process that began earlier in the month with the departure of the two Democratic members.

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