EXECUTIVE ORDER

TERMINATION 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, it is hereby ordered as follows:
 
     Section 1.  Executive Order 13799 of May 11, 2017 (Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity), is hereby revoked, and the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is accordingly terminated.
 
     Sec. 2.  General Provisions.  (a)  Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
 
(i)   the authority granted by law to an executive department, 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.
 
     (b)  This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
 
     (c)  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 (other than by the United States) against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
 
                                DONALD J. TRUMP
 
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 3, 2018.
 

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Democratic National Committee
Jan. 3, 2018

DNC on Trump Dissolving His Sham Voting Commission

In response to Trump signing an executive order that dissolves his sham voting commission, DNC Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation Karen Carter Peterson released the following statement on behalf of the DNC Commission on Protecting American Democracy from the Trump Administration:
 
“Today marks a significant victory for our country’s democratic process, and Americans across the country should celebrate the end of this administration’s fraudulent voting commission. Trump could not invent any more lies, falsehoods, or myths to keep his pathetic excuse for a voting fraud investigation on life support. Trump continues to put our democracy at risk, but the dissolution of this sham commission is without a doubt a win for voters everywhere.
 
“With so much passionate grassroots energy coursing through the nation, the GOP needs to see that the writing is on the wall. Americans from all walks of life have shown that they will not stand for the Republican attempts to trample on the democratic values our nation holds so dear, including this shameful war on voters. The African-American, Latino, women, and young voters that they tried to keep away from the polls will not forget this in 2018 or 2020.
 
“Even in light of this victory, the DNC will remain hard at work to fight for the right of all Americans to access the ballot box. Our voting rights commission, along with our civic engagement and voter protection department, is firing on all cylinders and ready to block any further attempts to prevent free, fair, and accessible elections. The Democrats know how much stronger our country is when more Americans participate in our democracy, and we refuse to let our guard down for a single moment.”

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Brennan Center for Justice
January 3, 2018

Brennan Center Reaction: White House Disbands Fraud Commission

New York, NY – The White House announced tonight it is disbanding the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released the following statements in response:
 
“This commission started as a tragedy and ended as a farce,” said Michael Waldman, the president of the Brennan Center. “It was a colossal waste of taxpayer money from the very beginning. It failed to find any evidence of the millions of illegal voters claimed by President Trump. But this should be more than just a somewhat-comic ending to a misguided effort. The claim of widespread voter fraud in the United States is in fact, fraud. The demise of this commission should put this issue to rest.”
 
“The government should be trying to protect the right to vote,” said Myrna Pérez, deputy director of the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program. “Too many states have used voter fraud as a justification for laws that keep eligible voters from making their voice heard at the polls. This panel’s clumsy efforts to illegally obtain voter data showed a disregard for voters, their privacy, and state law.”
 
The Brennan Center filed lawsuits on behalf of voters and civic organizations in Indiana, Texas, and Utah under state privacy laws to block the illegal transfer of voter data to the Commission. Pursuant to these lawsuits, no data had yet been sent over from these states. In fact, in Texas, a state court had blocked the sending of the disputed information.
 
For more information on the lawsuits, click here. For more information on the numerous controversies the commission faced since its creation, click here