The Election Assistance Commission Needs Major Reform. Here’s How to Do It.

This article originally appeared in Townhall on February 18, 2025

"An opportunity is before us to change how one federal agency assists with American elections positively. Little-known but quietly exerting powerful influence on election practices across the country, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), which was established in 2002 in the Help America Vote Act, now must face the same scrutiny applied to the rest of the federal government.

Where does the EAC stand with budgets slashed, positions dissolved, and waste, fraud, and abuse exposed across many departments and agencies? Does it meet the basic America First standard of making it Easy to Vote but Hard to Cheat?..."

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