WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump on Thursday launched a commission on ‘election integrity’ using an Executive Order.
Here is the order:
Presidential Executive Order on the Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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ESTABLISHMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote fair and honest Federal elections, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (Commission) is hereby established.
Sec. 2. Membership. The Vice President shall chair the Commission, which shall be composed of not more than 15 additional members. The President shall appoint the additional members, who shall include individuals with knowledge and experience in elections, election management, election fraud detection, and voter integrity efforts, and any other individuals with knowledge or experience that the President determines to be of value to the Commission. The Vice President may select a Vice Chair of the Commission from among the members appointed by the President.
Sec. 3. Mission. The Commission shall, consistent with applicable law, study the registration and voting processes used in Federal elections. The Commission shall be solely advisory and shall submit a report to the President that identifies the following:
(a) those laws, rules, policies, activities, strategies, and practices that enhance the American people’s confidence in the integrity of the voting processes used in Federal elections;
(b) those laws, rules, policies, activities, strategies, and practices that undermine the American people’s confidence in the integrity of the voting processes used in Federal elections; and
(c) those vulnerabilities in voting systems and practices used for Federal elections that could lead to improper voter registrations and improper voting, including fraudulent voter registrations and fraudulent voting.
Sec. 4. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) The term “improper voter registration” means any situation where an individual who does not possess the legal right to vote in a jurisdiction is included as an eligible voter on that jurisdiction’s voter list, regardless of the state of mind or intent of such individual
(b) The term “improper voting” means the act of an individual casting a non-provisional ballot in a jurisdiction in which that individual is ineligible to vote, or the act of an individual casting a ballot in multiple jurisdictions, regardless of the state of mind or intent of that individual.
(c) The term “fraudulent voter registration” means any situation where an individual knowingly and intentionally takes steps to add ineligible individuals to voter lists.
(d) The term “fraudulent voting” means the act of casting a non-provisional ballot or multiple ballots with knowledge that casting the ballot or ballots is illegal.
Sec. 5. Administration. The Commission shall hold public meetings and engage with Federal, State, and local officials, and election law experts, as necessary, to carry out its mission. The Commission shall be informed by, and shall strive to avoid duplicating, the efforts of existing government entities. The Commission shall have staff to provide support for its functions.
Sec. 6. Termination. The Commission shall terminate 30 days after it submits its report to the President.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) To the extent permitted by law, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the General Services Administration shall provide the Commission with such administrative services, funds, facilities, staff, equipment, and other support services as may be necessary to carry out its mission on a reimbursable basis.
(b) Relevant executive departments and agencies shall endeavor to cooperate with the Commission.
(c) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) (the “Act”), may apply to the Commission, any functions of the President under that Act, except for those in section 6 of the Act, shall be performed by the Administrator of General Services.
(d) Members of the Commission shall serve without any additional compensation for their work on the Commission, but shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, to the extent permitted by law for persons serving intermittently in the Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707).
(e) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(f) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(g) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 11, 2017.
In response to the Executive Order, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) immediately filed a lawsuit.
The American Civil Liberties Union took legal action related to President Trump’s new executive order establishing a “Presidential Commission on Election Integrity.” The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act “FOIA” request seeking information that the Trump administration is using as the basis for its voter fraud claims. The commission vice chair is Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, whom the American Civil Liberties Union has successfully sued numerous times over voter suppression policies.
Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, had this reaction to the executive order:
“President Trump is attempting to spread his own fake news about election integrity. Such claims have been widely debunked, but he is still trying to push his false reality on the American public. It is telling that the president’s choice to co-lead the commission is none other than Kris Kobach, one of the worst offenders of voter suppression in the nation today. If the Trump administration really cares about election integrity, it will divulge its supposed evidence before embarking on this commission boondoggle.”
New sheriff in town…”Lock er up”
Demorats deplore Honesty! — these fks are living in their own little dream world – make goood public servants. Majority of them don’t know enough to come in out of the rain.
The Democrats just can not stand to see the truth that the elections were rigged by Clinton the crook.
Pussy grabbing commie. Make America grad again, Impeach Trump.
One more step towards total subjugation.
Huh? Getting fraud out of our elections is just the opposite of subjugation.
Praise for Trump and draining the swamp of election corruption.
Unless of course the ‘committee’ finds something that Trump doesn’t like or points towards himself such as Steve Bannon being registered to vote in 2 different states, his own daughter, Tiffany, registered in 2 states, Sean Spicer registered in 2 states, Jared Kushner registered in 2 states, Steve Munchkin in 2 states. and his expert, Greg Phillips, whose tweet about illegal voters Trump retweeted is registered in 3 states. Nationwide, voter fraud is non-existent, except in Trump’s mind and therefore, in the minds of his followers. The election is over as the Republicans say, so accept the fact he lost the popular vote but won the election.
Being registered is not a crime, voting twice is. Get a grip there bodacious. No harm no foul!
It isn’t a crime, you are correct. However, those types of ‘mistakes’ are counted as part of the illegal voters. It is illegal if any person who is registered in multiple states votes in more than one place, he/she will be prosecuted. So we can throw out all those types of ‘illegal votes’ as part of the great conspiracy that Trump has created. With this commission stacked the way it is, you can bet they will document every single thing and every one of those multiple registered voters will count as an illegal vote. You will believe it as fact because you do stuff like that.
Nope, they are NOT counted as illegal votes. It is easy to be registered in two states. I am registered in Florida where I moved from and in Iowa where I now live and voted. It is up to Florida to remove me from the voting records. I have done nothing illegal. This happens all over the United States.
What you don’t understand (evidently) is the crooked campaigns that get people to vote more than once. Been going on for ever.
Trump is showing great leadership looking into improper voting.
Not really. The only reason he is doing it is to deflect away from the Russia ties with his inner circle and to justify his lying about the election. When is he going to realize that he won so he should shut up and go back to pretending to be someone who has a clue about governing.
Russia? The Russian Trump fable is nothing more that gutter politics by your Democratic/Communist’s. Everyone in America with any sense understands this is a total waste of time time and taxpayer money. Trump did nothing wrong! On the other hand your buddy Worthless-Lying Obummer spied and has done everything in his power to destroy America. There is a fellow who should be locked up!
Carping on this topic makes all you haters look stupid and foolish.
Just saying.
Great points.