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

According to The Guardian, President Trump has removed the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission, the independent bipartisan body that helps administer U.S. elections nationwide and maintains the national mail-voter registration form, among other duties. The Guardian reports that the three remaining commissioners of the four-member panel were forced out on Thursday: the lone Republican appointee resigned, while the two Democratic appointees were notified of their terminations by email from the White House personnel office. The move comes just a few months before the midterm elections, prompting warnings from critics of potential chaos in election administration.

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