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Fri Jul 10 11:48:01 Trump terminates remaining members of Election Assistance ‌Commission after landmark Supreme Court ruling expanded his powers President Trump on Thursday terminated the remaining members of a federal panel that assists election administration officials nationwide after a landmark Supreme Court ruling granted him more power to fire members of independent agencies. Thomas Hicks and Christy McCormick, who were appointed to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) by former President Barack Obama, were fired via email, according to Reuters. Benjamin Hovland, appointed by Trump in his first term, was forced to resign. A fourth commissioner at the agency, a Trump appointee, departed in April. The terminations leave the bipartisan EAC with no commissioners and an uncertain future. It’s unclear if Trump will move to appoint new members to the commission. The firings follow the Supreme Court’s June 29 decision to overturn precedents restricting presidents from removing officials at independent government agencies without cause. In a 6-3 ruling, the high court found Trump acted lawfully when he fired former Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter last year, with Chief Justice John Roberts noting, “neither Congress nor the courts may saddle [the president] with those with whom he cannot work” and that “subordinates who exercise the President’s power are subject to removal by him.” In a social media post, Trump deemed the ruling “the Greatest Increase in Presidential Power in the last 100 years,” adding, “Such a Monumental Ruling at such an important time!” The EAC serves as a “national clearinghouse of information on election administration,” accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems and maintains the national mail voter registration form developed by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, according to the commission’s website. Trump, who regularly claims the 2020 election was rigged, has pushed for mail-in voting restrictions, national voter-ID laws and has even floated federalizing elections during his second term. https://ny...landmark-supreme-court-ruling/

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