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Executive Order 14248

Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections

This executive order mandates documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration, requires federal agencies to share databases with states for voter list verification, bars counting mail ballots received after Election Day, directs the Election Assistance Commission to recertify voting systems with paper-record requirements, and conditions federal election funding on compliance with these standards. It also explicitly ceases implementation of Executive Order 14019 and directs DOJ to prioritize prosecution of non-citizen voting and foreign election interference.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 14005

Impact dates

  1. EAC reviews and recertifies voting systems under new VVSG 2.0 standards, rescinding prior certifications

  2. DHS provides AG information on foreign nationals who indicated they registered or voted

  3. Secretary of State makes database information available to state/local election officials for citizenship verification

  4. Agencies and EAC submit compliance report on ceasing EO 14019 implementation

  5. EAC requires documentary citizenship proof on national mail voter registration form

Key directives

  • EAC to require documentary proof of citizenship on national mail voter registration form within 30 days
  • DHS to provide state/local officials free access to systems verifying citizenship/immigration status
  • DHS and DOGE Administrator to review state voter rolls against federal immigration databases
  • DHS to provide AG information on foreign nationals who registered/voted within 90 days
  • Federal agencies to assess citizenship before providing voter registration forms to public assistance enrollees
  • AG to prioritize enforcement of 18 U.S.C. 611 and 1015(f) restricting non-citizen voting
  • Social Security Commissioner to make SSN Verification Service and Death Master File available to state election officials
  • Secretary of Defense to update Federal Post Card Application to require citizenship documentation
  • EAC to cease federal funds to states not complying with national voter registration form requirements including citizenship proof
  • EAC to amend VVSG 2.0 to prohibit barcode/QR-code vote counting and require voter-verifiable paper records
  • EAC to review and recertify voting systems within 180 days, rescinding prior certifications
  • DHS and FEMA to prioritize homeland security grants to jurisdictions complying with VVSG 2.0

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Election Assistance Commission must require documentary citizenship proof on national mail voter registration form within 30 days
  • DOGE Administrator and DHS to begin reviewing state voter rolls against immigration databases
  • All agencies must cease actions implementing EO 14019

Near term (90d)

  • DHS must provide Attorney General complete information on foreign nationals who indicated they registered or voted
  • Secretary of State must make database information available to state election officials for citizenship verification
  • Agencies and EAC must submit compliance report on ceasing EO 14019 implementation
  • EAC must review and potentially recertify voting systems under new standards within 180 days of order

Long term

  • Voting system vendors must adapt to new VVSG 2.0 standards prohibiting barcode/QR-code vote counting (with disability exception)
  • States may face loss of federal election funding for non-compliance with ballot receipt deadlines or citizenship verification requirements
  • Potential litigation over federal vs. state authority in election administration

Risks & tensions

  • Likely immediate legal challenges on federalism grounds—states may argue Congress, not President, sets election conditions under Elections Clause
  • Unclear whether EAC has statutory authority to add citizenship documentation requirement to federal form without congressional action; prior litigation (Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council) struck down state-added proof-of-citizenship requirements on federal form
  • DHS database matching risks false positives disenfranchising naturalized citizens; privacy concerns with expanded data sharing
  • Barcode/QR-code prohibition may force costly voting system upgrades or decertification of currently deployed equipment
  • Conditioning federal funds on compliance may be challenged as coercive under NFIB v. Sebelius spending-power analysis
  • DOGE Administrator role in voter roll review lacks clear statutory authorization for election administration
  • Section 9's directive to cease EO 14019 implementation references prior revocation by EO 14148, creating potential confusion about independent legal effect
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