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Raw Story: 'Near-limitless authority': Trump reportedly moves to make sure GOP can't lose elections
Raw Story - 'Near-limitless authority': Trump reportedly moves to make sure GOP can't lose elections
Krystina Alarcon Carroll
April 11, 2025 9:36AM ET
As Democrats look to midterms and beyond, President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that a new column from The Atlantic claims could alter the outcome of future elections.
The order, which was signed Wednesday, is asking the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to set a new standard for voting machines, requiring poll workers to ask for voter identification, and requires all mail-in ballots to be received by election day.
The order also requires a recertification of all election equipment, including vote-counting and ballot-marking machines.
Yes, the EAC is a federal agency that oversees election standards, but they are independent from the executive branch. “The EAC, like the Federal Election Commission, is designed to be insulated from partisanship. An executive order cannot supplant a statutory requirement.”
In fact, the commission is designed to be devoid of political digressions and distractions. "It has four members (two from each party), and three commissioners are needed to approve anything."
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Krystina Alarcon Carroll
April 11, 2025 9:36AM ET
As Democrats look to midterms and beyond, President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that a new column from The Atlantic claims could alter the outcome of future elections.
The order, which was signed Wednesday, is asking the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to set a new standard for voting machines, requiring poll workers to ask for voter identification, and requires all mail-in ballots to be received by election day.
The order also requires a recertification of all election equipment, including vote-counting and ballot-marking machines.
Yes, the EAC is a federal agency that oversees election standards, but they are independent from the executive branch. “The EAC, like the Federal Election Commission, is designed to be insulated from partisanship. An executive order cannot supplant a statutory requirement.”
In fact, the commission is designed to be devoid of political digressions and distractions. "It has four members (two from each party), and three commissioners are needed to approve anything."
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