Election Assistance Commission Termination Act passes
committee
The House of Representatives’ Committee on House Administration voted 6–3 along party lines
to advance H.R. 634 - Election Assistance Commission Termination Act. The Act would
eliminate the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), an independent, bipartisan agency
created to help states secure their voting systems and the only agency responsible for making
sure voting machines cannot be hacked. While H.R. 634 aims to eliminate the EAC, it does not
propose new agencies to take over the responsibilities. H.R. 634 will now move to the full House
for a vote.
County officials are responsible for overseeing the allocation of voting machines, managing
polling locations and ensuring the integrity and efficiency of the voting process in partnership
with federal, state and other local election officials. Counties take deliberate steps to ensure the
security of voting systems, from ensuring that voting machines are not connected to the internet
or to each other to establishing a specific chain of custody for voting records.
More information:
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NACo Fact Sheet on the role counties play in administering and ensuring the integrity of
America’s election process.
Letter from the Ohio Association of Election Officials explaining how Ohio counties have
benefitted from EAC support.