President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering. The ...

Created in 2002, the Election Assistance Commission helps local officials prepare for elections.

The dismissals leave the federal election body vacant as Trump presses for broader changes to US voting rules.

Trump has forced out the three remaining members of the bipartisan elections board just four months before the midterms.

President Donald Trump’s decision to remove all members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) just months before the midterms threatens to “undermine” trust in American democracy and sets a ...

The shake-up raises questions about voting system certification, federal election security coordination, and the commission’s ability to approve key policy decisions. Election Security White House ...

Trump has fired commissioners of the Election Assistance Commission, leaving it unable to function as the November midterms approach. This is the latest in a broader series of removals under his ...

Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.

The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump has terminated two of the federal Election Assistance Commission's three members, eliminating the panel's ...