August 26, 2019 •
FEC to Lose Quorum on August 31
On August 31, Federal Election Commission (FEC) Vice Chairman Matthew Petersen will leave the agency, resulting in an FEC without the minimum quorum of four commissioners to make decisions on regulations or enforcements.
The FEC requires at least four commissioners to agree for any official action.
Peterson, who has served on the FEC for 11 years, announced his resignation on August 26 with a letter to the President Trump without stating a reason for his leaving.
A replacement for Petersen, a Republican, must be selected by the president and then confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
No more than three members of the FEC may be registered with the same political party.
The remaining FEC commissioners will be Chair Ellen L. Weintraub, a Democrat, Caroline C. Hunter, a Republican, and Steven T. Walther, an Independent.
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