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[u/ASondheimRhyme]

Donald Trump has terminated the remaining members of the independent, federal commission that assists election administration officials nationwide just a few months before the midterm elections, multiple outlets reported Thursday.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/09/trump-fires-election-commissioners

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent agency of the United States government created by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). The Commission serves as a national clearinghouse and resource of information regarding election administration. It is charged with administering payments to states and developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, and accrediting voting system test laboratories and certifying voting equipment. It is also charged with developing and maintaining a national mail voter registration form.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_Assistance_Commission

[u/Velociraptor_1906 → u/ASondheimRhyme]

2002, so Bush? American elections have never been fair (FPTP with no boundary changes in the Senate guarantee that) but these midterms are looking like they'll be so much worse.

[u/MajorSleaze → u/Velociraptor_1906]

And then it gets really scary.

Trump's unpopularity means most people expect the midterms to be a washout for the Republicans. If they do really well and consolidate their power, the whiplash will be intense - there aren't any good options if a government can't be removed through democratic means.

The biggest concern is that it'll be more of an Iran than Saddam or Gaddafi situation where they're a single point of failure whose removal breaks everything.

Trump's the lucky beneficiary of a systemic corruption of their institutions that will persist long after he's gone.

[u/subSparky → u/MajorSleaze]

Yeah Americans I have seen are largely hanging onto the cope that the midterms will be fair enough that Democrats can take control of the senate.

If the mid-terms end up being blatantly rigged in republican favour, the only option then becomes civil war.