President Biden's Executive Order 14019, signed on March 7, 2021, directs federal agencies to promote access to voting. This includes using agency resources and premises to support voter registration through "approved" nonpartisan organizations, which lack any center or right-of-center representation.
The implementation of E.O. 14019 has raised concerns of partisan bias, with evidence suggesting alignment with far left-leaning think tanks and NGOs funded by dark money. Additionally, the administration's assertion of Presidential Communications Privilege over strategic plans and core documents has highlighted a significant lack of transparency.
The Oversight Project has released two memorandums detailing the partisan-based evidence surrounding E.O. 14019, as well as key documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)—highlighting the federal government's use of federal tax payers dollars for partisan get-out-the-vote efforts.
Memorandum 1: New Document Highlights Partisan Application of Biden’s FedGov Get-OutThe-Vote Operation
Memo one, released on May 1, 2024, details the origins of E.O. 14019 and provides critical context on initial listening sessions between the Biden Administration and far-left NGOs, which were previously heavily redacted.
Memorandum 2: Steps States Can Take to Frustrate Biden’s Federally Funded and Partisan Get-Out-The-Vote Election Interference
Memo two, released on May 16, 2024, reveals the Biden administration's extensive efforts to conceal documents related to E.O. 14019 from Congress and the public. It also outlines potential state-level actions to mitigate the partisan use of federal resources for get-out-the-vote initiatives under E.O. 14019.
Supporting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) productions
Here is a running list of documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) showing how this activity is playing out
1. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) E.O. 14019 Guidance Memorandum
2. U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) E.O. 14019 Strategic Plan
3. Peace Corps E.O. 14019 Compliance Plan
4. US Trade Representative (USTR) E.O. 14019 Draft Correspondence
5. Department of Labor (DOL) Redacted E.O. 14019 Strategic Plan Correspondence
6. Department of Treasury Paid Time Off for E.O. 14019
7. Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Paid Time Off for E.O. 14019
8. Department of Labor (DOL)-SOS Designation Correspondence
9. Department of Labor (DOL) AJC Designation under NVRA Correspondence
10. Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Redacted E.O. 14019 Strategic Plan
11. US Agency for Global Media E.O. 14019 Marketing Materials
12. Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) E.O. 14019 Strategic Plan
13. US Marshalls Service (USMS) E.O. 14019 Marketing Materials
14. Department of Interior (DOI) VRA Designation Kansas
15. National Mediation Board (NMB) Received Marketing Email - Rock The Vote
16. Department of Labor (DOL)-Demos Equity & Public Policy Teams Meeting with Taifa Butler
17. Demos and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) propose additional actions for USDA regarding E.O. 14019
18. Multiple NGOs propose additional actions for Department of Education regarding E.O. 14019
19. The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) discusses E.O. 14019 milestones.
20. Previously released documents by the Presidio Trust detailing the OMB Max Portal link used to submit Strategic Plans for E.O. 14019
21. Communications involving the Department of the Interior and E.O. 14019 - production 1
22. Communications involving the Department of the Interior and E.O. 14019 - production 2
23. Communications involving the Department of the Interior and E.O. 14019 - production 3
24. SOS Traffic Detailing the Intended Usage of 1.2B Dollars of Federal Work-Study Funding for GOTV Operations
25. OGE Withholding of the E.O. 14019 Strategic Plan and related materials under FOIA Exemption B5
26. Nevada NVRA designations by the Nevada Secretary of State
27. US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Pre-Decisional Strategic Plan for the Implementation of Executive Order 14019, Promoting Access to Voting
28. Farm Credit Administration (FCA) Poll Worker Ethics Communications Pertaining to E.O. 14019
29. Nevada NVRA Designations
30. USPS Traffic Pertaining to Native American Voting Rights 'Steering Group'
31. VA Office of General Counsel (OGC) Email Traffic Pertaining to E.O. 14019, Budget Estimates, and Hatch Act Determinations Surrounding 'Non-profits w/PACS'.
32. Department of the Interior (DOI) 14019 Implementation Email Traffic, Meetings with OPM Regarding Funding Vehicles, and NVRA Designations of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) and Haskell Indian Nations University.
33. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Redacted Strategic Plan and Surrounding Communications.
34. E.O. 14019 Strategic Plan Template and Submission Instructions from OMB to the Agencies
35. Department of the Interior (DOI) Redacted Interim Strategic Plan for the Implementation of E.O. 14019, Access to Voting, and surrounding communications
36.Voting Analysis of Department of Interior (DOI) Native American School E.O. 14019 GOTV Locations – Arizona
37. DOI email traffic highlighting communications of DEMOS, NARF, NCAI, Fair Elections Center and other far-left organizations with DOI regarding E.O. 14019, despite not releasing the criteria for 'non-partisan' organizations to participate under the E.O.
38. FOIA return from Michigan Secretary of State re E.O. 14019 SBA and VA Agreements.
39. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Redacted Interim Strategic Plan for the Implementation of E.O. 14019
40. USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 2022 Congressional Communications
41. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 14019 Email Traffic
42. Voting Analysis of Department of Interior (DOI) Native American School E.O. 14019 GOTV Locations – New Mexico
43. Wisconsin SOS Email Traffic Regarding the Usage of Federal Work Study (FWS) Funds for Voter Registration activities; DEMOS IHS Voter Registration Guide
44. Wisconsin SOS Email Traffic and Arizona SOS Teams Traffic Regarding EO 14019
45. OSHA EO 14019 Strategic Plan Email Traffic
46. PBGC EO 14019 Strategic Plan Email Traffic
47. Justin Vail (Domestic Policy Council), 'Synopsis of Summit on Democracy' 'Partners Meeting' with Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, Democracy Fund Voice, and J Soros
48. Records received from lawsuit against Small Business Administration about E.O. 14019 Contract with Michigan
49. Records regarding Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)'s implementation of E.O. 14019 and various meetings.
50. Documents pertaining to Presidio Trusts' implementation of E.O. 14019 including OMB's Strategic Plan Template.
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