Our elections only work when voters trust them. For twenty years, the Election Assistance Commission has been the one federal agency that helps states run secure, accurate elections — certifying voting machines, distributing security funding, and keeping the whole process above partisan suspicion. It was built to be bipartisan on purpose. Republicans and Democrats agreed that no single party should control the machinery of American elections.
On July 10th, that agency was gutted. The President fired both Democratic commissioners by email. The lone remaining Republican resigned the same day. Four months before a federal midterm election, the commission has no sitting members, no quorum, and no ability to do its job. States won't have federal guidance. Election security grants could stall. And every candidate whose name appears on a ballot this November — including you — will be running in an election that a lot of voters are going to question. That's not a Democratic problem or a Republican problem. That's an American problem.
I'm asking you to call for the immediate reappointment of qualified, bipartisan commissioners to the Election Assistance Commission so that the agency can function before November's election. This isn't about one party winning or losing. It's about making sure my vote — and every neighbor's vote — counts and can be verified. Please act now.
