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President Donald Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules. The two Democratic commissioners, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, were notified by email. “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. Thank you for your service,” the email said. It was signed by Morgan DeWitt Snow, deputy director of presidential personnel in the Executive Office of the President. Jessica Huseman, Votebeat.
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Transparency by the dashboard light
Leon Co., Fla. dashboard offers window to audits
By Mark Earley, supervisor of elections
Leon County, Florida
On election night, the public watches vote totals roll in on the news. What most voters never see is the careful work that comes after, when election officials confirm that every ballot was counted exactly as the voter intended.
After each election, the Leon County Elections Office runs every voted ballot through a second, independent tabulator. The results from that retabulation audit are compared against the original count, contest by contest. In our 2022 primary and general elections, the two systems matched at a rate above 99.99%.
That fact should build confidence in elections, but, for too long, much of that work happened out of public view. Voters were asked to trust a process they could not easily examine for themselves.
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