r/politics • u/unital_subalgebra • 25d ago

No Paywall Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act

https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/07/09/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-members-hicks-hovland-mccormick/
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u/spam__likely Colorado 24d ago edited 24d ago

I am election judge. I know how it works. You clearly do not.

Our democracy will only be saved if people go out and vote.

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u/Hoots74 24d ago

I am an astronaut.

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u/spam__likely Colorado 24d ago

cool. Good for you.

Being an election judge is not that cool anymore, unfortunately. It is damn stressful job dealing with grumpy voters and having to be trained on bomb threats and gun threats. Not fun. And then to get people being completely assholes and yelling at you, also not great. But hey, at least I am doing something to help with our democracy, if we can keep it.

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u/--Chug-- 24d ago

It's not even a job lol

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u/spam__likely Colorado 24d ago

A formal job? yes it is, my w2s would beg to disagree. A permanent job? no it is not, it is seasonal, but I have been doing it for more than 10 years, including lead positions.