{"id":3372,"date":"2026-07-11T02:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3372"},"modified":"2026-07-11T02:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:00:19","slug":"what-is-the-election-assistance-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3372","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Election Assistance Commission?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Trump has long touted false claims that U.S. elections are mired with widespread fraud and abuse, and has drawn on that baseless narrative to aggressively push for restricting practices such as <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7310391\/trump-mail-in-ballots-midterms-votes\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">mail-in voting<\/a> and imposing <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/06\/24\/trump-housing-bill-save-america-act-voting-restrictions\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">stricter identification requirements<\/a> for voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">It is not yet clear whether Trump will appoint new commissioners to the board, or what will happen with the EAC if all four seats remain vacant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 id=\"what-is-the-election-assistance-commission\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 font-editorial text-black-coffee text-mobile-h2 lg:scroll-mt-28 lg:text-h2 mb-4\">What is the Election Assistance Commission?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">The EAC is a bipartisan, independent agency that assists in administering elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Created under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002, it establishes voting guidelines, certifies voting systems, maintains the national voter registration form, distributes federal elections grants, and functions as a clearinghouse of information on best practices for elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Of the EAC\u2019s four total commissioner seats, only two may be filled by commissioners belonging to the same political party. 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