Half of Election Assistance Commission (FEC) Members have Limited Access to Classified Information. It raises Questions about how Effectively the Commission can Communicate about Election Security Threats.
None of them had Clearances for the 2016 and 2018 Election Cycles.
Thomas Hicks, who Chaired the EAC in 2016 and 2018, and Donald Palmer, who Joined the Commission in February 2019, lack them.
Christy McCormick, the Agency’s current Chairwoman, has an Interim Clearance.
Benjamin Hovland, who also joined in February 2019, has a Full Clearance.
Then-Commissioner Matthew Masterson did Not have one during the 2016 Cycle.
“The people entrusted with securing our elections need to know what threats they’re supposed to address,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said in a Statement.
“An Election Assistance Commission member without a security clearance is like making a baseball player hit without a bat.”
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