The White House explored options for bypassing a bipartisan a federal election agency and using emergency powers to push changes to voting systems before US President Donald Trump removed the agency's leadership this week, a Reuters report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Among the issues that irked the Trump administration about the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) were:
A delay in updating guidelines for states on voting machines
The refusal of a proof-of-citizenship requirement on its national mail voter registration form
Failure to address the administration's election-related priorities
