Trump Clears Final Democratic Seats on Election Assistance Commission Weeks Before Midterms

The move, enabled by a recent Supreme Court decision, leaves the agency that helps states run elections under full Republican control four months before voters head to the polls.

President Trump has removed the last two Democratic members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, completing a purge of the bipartisan panel that sets technical standards for voting equipment and distributes federal grants to state and local election offices. The action leaves the four-member body without its minority-party commissioners at a moment when states are already preparing ballots and security protocols for the November midterms.

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