During the debate last week on termination of the EAC (here is the YouTube link), there were some notable quotes, particularly from Representative Todd Rokita, that didn’t quite make it into the newspaper headlines. 

EAC bureaucrats do not make elections fair; in fact, EAC makes it less fair by producing biased inaccurate reports on the state of elections in our nation and offering recommendations based on these junk studies.

EAC bureaucrats do not enfranchise voters.  States and individuals do that, as our federal constitution dictates.

….giving unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats in Washington more power over elections does not lead to more just election outcomes, if anything it interferes with a just outcome because these bureaucrats, many with ideological axe to grind, face little or no accountability for their actions, and they know it… 

Here is a bit from the press release on the House floor vote.

While serving as Indiana Secretary of State, I served as President of the National Association of Secretaries of State and co-authored a successful resolution advocating for the elimination of the EAC. We recognized, on a bipartisan basis, that the EAC cannot be justified on the grounds of fairness, justice, opportunity or necessity.

Voting is fundamental to our system and the legitimacy of our government. Ensuring qualified American citizens have an opportunity to vote is essential. The Constitution tasks the states with execution and maintenance of elections, not federal bureaucrats. I believe states do an excellent job of fairly and justly administering elections, and by managing elections closest to the voters, at the state and local level, we stand the best chance of ensuring opportunity for all and correcting injustice in the voting process,” Rokita said.