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Contents

Background 2

Lack of Transparency Regarding Executive Order 14019 4

Secretaries of State Resist 5

Origins of the Executive Order 5

Legal Issues 7

Violations of Federal Law 8

Possible State Responses to the Executive Order to Stop Unlawful Activities 10

Conclusion 14

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President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order directing executive branch departments and federal employees to use federal resources to get out the vote constitutes unlawful, potentially partisan interference in the election process. It is a dangerous thing for government officials to use resources derived from taxpayers who hold an array of political beliefs to obtain an advantage over their political rivals in an upcoming election. Further, the executive branch has no constitutional or statutory authority to engage in voter registration and absentee ballot activities with only certain specified exceptions, none of which are relevant to the executive order. This executive order violates multiple federal laws and could cause members of the public interacting with federal agencies to feel intimidated and coerced.