A top federal election official who falsely claimed Democrats need “illegal citizens” to vote to win elections and publicly mused about committing voter fraud herself must rescind those statements or resign immediately, U.S. senators from Oregon and California demanded Tuesday.
Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff of California sent a letter to Christy McCormick, one of four members of the federal Election Assistance Commission, in response to her Oct. 29 appearance at a think tank closely aligned with President Donald Trump.
During the panel, McCormick said that Democrats needed “open borders, they need illegal citizens to increase their votes,” and said she considered casting ballots addressed to other people but that arrived at her California home.
“This is deeply dangerous to voters, our election system, and more broadly to our democracy,” the senators wrote in their letter. “EAC commissioners carry an extra level of responsibility when speaking about election administration, and if you stand by your public statements about widespread voter fraud without any evidence, we urge you to resign immediately.”
The Election Assistance Commission did not immediately respond to an inquiry from the Capital Chronicle.
The commission, established in 2002, is an independent agency with four bipartisan members appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. All four current commissioners were confirmed unanimously.
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