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TFA says this bill "transfers the EAC’s authority to the Federal Election Commission". That seems reasonable; why have two separate agencies responsible for uph
by SheinhardtWigCo 9y ago
TFA says this bill "transfers the EAC’s authority to the Federal Election Commission". That seems reasonable; why have two separate agencies responsible for upholding election integrity?
- save_ferris 9y agoThe article makes it sound like the EAC is the only agency in charge of election infosec. Normally, a move like this might not be a big deal, but given the current administration's refusal to acknowledge prior election interference despite the IC's unanimous claim of said interference, this seems worrying.
- panopticon 9y agoThe bill text [1] appears to only transfer authority related to section 9(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but it looks like the FEC only regains the ability to coordinate voter registration regulations and processes--not regulating general election standards. Huge grain of salt: I'm not well versed in reading legal documents and may be way off the mark. [1]: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/634/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/634/...
- dragonwriter 9y agoThe FEC is responsible for enforcing campaign finance law. The EAC is responsible for various activities relating to support of state administration of elections. They both relate to elections in the same way that NOAA and the Navy both have missions that relate to the oceans.