Bipartisan. Independent. Empty before the midterms.

The White House calls it securing elections. The bipartisan commission that administers them now has no one home.

Unsigned MSI house political cartoon: Bipartisan. Independent. Empty before the midterms.

Source article: Trump removes remaining Election Assistance Commission commissioners.

Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Editorial Board
Topic tags
election, government, government policy, judiciary, politics
Storylines
election-administration, presidential-power
Primary entities
Donald Trump, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Thomas Hicks, Benjamin Hovland, Christy McCormick, Alex Padilla, Joe Morelle, Supreme Court of the United States, Brennan Center for Justice, Michael Waldman
Themes
election administration, executive power, agency independence, voting rights, midterm elections
Floor values engaged
Accountability of power, Equality & fairness, Informed citizenship