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Executive Order 13820

Termination of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

This executive order revokes the previous order that established the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, effectively disbanding the commission created in May 2017 to investigate alleged voter fraud. The termination is immediate with standard administrative provisions preserving existing agency authorities.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 969

Impact dates

  1. Commission termination and EO 13799 revocation takes effect

Key directives

  • Revoke Executive Order 13799 of May 11, 2017
  • Terminate the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

Timeline

Immediate

  • Commission terminated
  • EO 13799 revoked
  • Commission operations cease

Near term (90d)

  • Disposition of commission records and materials
  • Staff reassignment or separation

Long term

  • Shift of election integrity issues to Department of Homeland Security or other agencies

Risks & tensions

  • Uncertainty about disposition of commission records and any collected state voter data
  • No guidance on transfer of unfinished work to other agencies
  • Potential litigation risk from states that had resisted commission data requests
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