Trump Fires Election Commission Months Before Midterms

Trump Fires Election AgencyCommission Members,Months EACBefore Left LeaderlessMidterms

Published JUL 10

Trump Fires Election Commission Months Before Midterms

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Above: **Watermarked Getty Image. Kindly Replace** A voter places his ballot in a drop off box as he votes in Colorado's primary election on June 30, 2026, in Denver, Colorado. Image credit: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

The Spin

Firing every Election Assistance Commission member months before the 2026 midterms guts a bipartisan agency Congress deliberately built to keep elections secure and fair. The EAC legally requires three confirmed commissioners to make any significant decisions, so this leaves election administration in a dangerous leadership vacuum. StrippingThis states of this support right before a major election is a direct threat to the integrity of American democracy.

The i Paper Brennan Center for Justice

The Supreme Court confirmed the president has full authority to remove agency heads across the executive branch, making these firings completely lawful. The EAC spent years making voting easier while ignoring fraud prevention, so clearing out its leadership is long overdue. Prioritizing election security over bureaucratic inertia is exactly what Americans deserve heading into the 2026 midterms.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is 0.9% chance that widespread non-citizen voting will occur in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, according to the Metaculus prediction community.