In December 2025. the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Trump v. Slaughter.

The SCOTUSBlog reported at the time:

On Monday, Dec. 8, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a battle that has been brewing, on one hand, since soon after President Donald Trump took office in January and, on the other hand, for years. At the center of the battle are laws that limit the president’s ability to fire the heads of independent, multi-member federal agencies like the Federal Trade Commission. The president and his supporters are proponents of a doctrine known as the “unitary executive” theory – the idea that the president should have complete control over the executive branch. Under this theory, the president should be able to fire any member of the executive branch, and laws – like the one at the center of this case – that restrict his ability to do so violate the constitutional separation of powers between the three branches of government.

In June, the Court rejected President Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, but allowed the President to fire Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a member of the Federal Trade Commission.

That decision allowed the President to fire the remaining members of the Election Assistance ​Commission.

On July 9th, Just the News reported:

President Donald Trump on Thursday night reportedly terminated the members of the Election Assistance ​Commission, which is an independent commission that assists election administration officials nationwide. 

All three of the remaining commissioners were removed in some way, according to Reuters, with the two Democratic commissioners, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, notified by email. The Republican commissioner, Christy McCormick, was allowed to resign.

The Election Assistance Commission is an independent agency of the United States government created by the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

The article concludes:

The firings leave the four-member commission with no commissioners, meaning it cannot take official action until new members are installed. The fourth member, a Republican, had left voluntarily earlier this year, according to USA Today. 

Commissioners are required to be nominated by the president based on recommendations from the Republican and Democratic leadership in the House and Senate, and no more than two commissioners can serve from either party at a time.

I am not exactly sure what this Commission is supposed to be doing, but if their job is in any way related to maintaining election integrity or maintaining accurate voting roles, they are not doing their job.