The U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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Oct 28, 2026
Rick RichardsGUEST
And there are no registration analytics beyond that.
Rick RichardsGUEST
That's supposed to allow the states to check the box that says they're compliant with the Election Assistance Committee.
Rick RichardsGUEST
It's really a poor excuse for anything.
Rick RichardsGUEST
But if you look at Eric against Ellie...
Richard ChuHOST
So we'll be chatting with her for a quick bit.
Richard ChuHOST
And then Thomas Hicks, you guys may remember, he's one of the former chairs of the Federal Election Assistance Commission.
Richard ChuHOST
who was fired on July 9th by Donald Trump, as well as dismissing all three serving commissioners.
Richard ChuHOST
Those are our guests today.
1 HR 30 MINS LATER
Thomas HicksGUEST
Thomas Hicks,
Richard ChuHOST
always great to have you on.
Richard ChuHOST
Former chair of the Federal Election Assistance Commission.
Richard ChuHOST
Good to hear your voice and glad that you were able to be with us.
Beowulf RochlenHOST
That's a lot.
Beowulf RochlenHOST
Overseas, not including 541,871 uniformed service members and their families, according to the Election Assistance Commission.
Beowulf RochlenHOST
Indicators show that number is expected to be much higher this year.
Beowulf RochlenHOST
And according to Democrats Abroad's Global Fundraising Director, Julia Bryan, we are the bluest voting constituency.
Hans von SpakovskyGUEST
Let me just quickly give two reports.
Hans von SpakovskyGUEST
The EAC, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, did a report on the 2024 election.
Hans von SpakovskyGUEST
And out of 600,000 absentee ballots that were returned by voters, mail-in ballots that were rejected, almost 18% were rejected because they weren't returned on time.
Hans von SpakovskyGUEST
That's a lot of votes that otherwise would have counted if those individuals had voted a polling place.
June GrassoHOST
The CFTC has one out of five.
June GrassoHOST
And the Election Assistance Commission has zero commissioners instead of four.
June GrassoHOST
So does this seem to be a strategy?
Eric TalleyGUEST
It sort of is.
Beowulf RochlenHOST
Netherlands resident Martha McDevitt-Pugh, the international chair of Democrats Abroad, said to Raw Story.
Beowulf RochlenHOST
In the 2024 presidential election, there were 806,173 Americans registered to vote, that's a lot, overseas, not including 541,871 uniformed service members and their families, according to the Election Assistance Commission.
Beowulf RochlenHOST
Indicators show that number is expected to be much higher this year.
Beowulf RochlenHOST
And according to Democrats Abroad's Global Fundraising Director, Julia Bryan, we are the bluest voting constituency.
Shenna BellowsGUEST
We have the Help America Vote Act that established central voter registration systems in the states.
Shenna BellowsGUEST
We have supports through the Election Assistance Commission that provide standards for our tabulators that tabulate those votes.
Shenna BellowsGUEST
And then the states become a laboratory for democracy.
Shenna BellowsGUEST
So in Maine, we're really proud.
Kurt BahrGUEST
There's no cell connection.
Kurt BahrGUEST
And so the Election Assistance Commission, the federal government's election arm, they have a process where they say, okay, here's all the standards, the physical safety standards, the IT security standards.
Kurt BahrGUEST
And then they have these two testing labs that they've approved to test all the machines.
Kurt BahrGUEST
And then our equipment from St. Charles County and all the other vendors, they've been tested by these machines.
Sophia Lin LakinGUEST
So now there are two executive orders from this administration on voting and the very first one, which was issued about a year ago now.
Sophia Lin LakinGUEST
did a number of different things, including trying to force the Election Assistance Commission to change the federal voter registration form.
Sophia Lin LakinGUEST
This is a voter registration form that you can access in all 50 states to to vote by mail, to register to vote by mail.
Sophia Lin LakinGUEST
And to change that to say, instead of just being to swearing under penalty of perjury that you are eligible to vote, including that you are a U.S. citizen, you have to provide some sort of citizen documentation.
June GrassoHOST
The Trump administration is, I don't want to say pulling this, but doing similar things on other commissions, right? The CFTC has one commissioner, the chairman, instead of five.
June GrassoHOST
And the Election Assistance Commission has no commissioners instead of four.
June GrassoHOST
It seems to be sort of a strategy.
Eric TalleyGUEST
It sort of is.
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