Trump terminates all members of Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms

President Donald Trump on Thursday night reportedly terminated the members of the Election Assistance ​Commission, which is an independent commission that assists election administration officials nationwide. 

All three of the remaining commissioners were removed in some way, according to Reuters, with the two Democratic commissioners, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, notified by email. The Republican commissioner, Christy McCormick, was allowed to resign.

"On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I ⁠am ⁠writing to inform you that ⁠your ​position as Commissioner of the Election Assistance Commission is terminated, effective immediately," the email reads, according to the news outlet. "Thank ​you for your ⁠service."

The firings leave the four-member commission with no commissioners, meaning it cannot take official action until new members are installed. The fourth member, a Republican, had left voluntarily earlier this year, according to USA Today. 

Commissioners are required to be nominated by the president based on recommendations from the Republican and Democratic leadership in the House and Senate, and no more than two commissioners can serve from either party at a time.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.