Solution to hide the Middle Name input field on the additional fields step in Actions

HideMiddleName_AdditionalFields_Action.html

<script type="text/javascript">
/*This script will hide the Middle Name field when it is requested by the legislator
  In its place the script will submit a blank space for the middle name.*/
    
    $(document).ready(function(){

        // select the target node
        //#mainForm only appears on the additional fields step
        var target = document.getElementById('mainForm');

        // create an observer instance
        var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
            mutations.some(function(mutation) {
                if ($("#webformInput").length > 0) {

                    if ($("#MIDDLE_NAME").length > 0) {

                        //Change the Middle Initial value to be a blank space and hide the field.
                        $("#MIDDLE_NAME").val(" ");
                        $("#MIDDLE_NAME").hide();
                        $("label[for='MIDDLE_NAME']").hide();

                    }//end if #MIDDLE_NAME

                    //stop observing we're done break out of the loop
                    observer.disconnect();
                    return true;

                    }//end if #webformInput

            });//end mutations.some

        });//end MutationObserver

        // configuration of the observer:
        var config = { childList: true, subtree: true };

        // pass in the target node, as well as the observer options
        observer.observe(target, config);

    });//end $(document).ready
</script>