The embattled executive director of the Election Assistance Commission, whose tenure has been marked by internal turmoil, will not serve another term, two people told POLITICO
The vote on the two appointments was 2-2, splitting the Democratic and Republican commissioners, said the House aide. A decision to reappoint them would have required a majority.about how Newby has faced extensive criticism from inside and outside the EAC for undermining its election security work and ignoring, micromanaging and mistreating staff.
Newby “was a major factor in the majority of the people that have left … since he got there,” a former government employee told POLITICO in June. Democratic commissioner Thomas Hicks has proposed an alternate plan that would designate EAC staffer Mark Abbott, who coordinates the distribution of federal grant money to states, as interim executive director, according to these two people. Abbott is “competent and well respected,” the House aide said. But Hicks’ plan would also require a majority vote.
“Unfortunately, serious personnel mismanagement and occasional hyper-partisanship by executive leadership at the Commission has too often distracted from their mission,” Lofgren told POLITICO in a statement. “I am glad that the EAC has committed to new leadership, and it is important they now act swiftly to ensure the Commission has the necessary personnel in place to ensure our nation’s elections are secure and free from interference.
In recent months, McCormick appeared poised to reward Newby for his support. She repeatedly told lawmakers that the agency couldn’t begin a formal search process for Newby’s replacement until his term expired. People familiar with the agency told POLITICO that, when that happened, she would tell her colleagues that it was too risky to lose Newby and wait out a lengthy search process.
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