Trump fires last members of election commission, inciting fears of midterm ‘chaos’

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:18:22 GMT

Bipartisan Election Assistance Commission maintains mail-voter registration form, among other dutiesDonald Trump has terminated the remaining members of the independent, federal commission that assists election administration officials nationwide just a few months before the midterm elections, multiple outlets reported Thursday.The remaining three commissioners of the four-member bipartisan commission ⁠were forced out on Thursday in different ways. The one Republican appointee resigned and the other ⁠two, Democratic appointees were notified of their terminations via email from the White House presidential personnel office. Continue reading...

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