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THE WHI TE HOUSE

Of f i ce of t he Pr ess Secr et ar y

For I mmedi at e Rel ease Mar ch 28, 2013

EXECUTI VE ORDER

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ESTABLI SHMENT OF THE PRESI DENTI AL COMMI SSI ONON ELECTI ON ADMI NI STRATI ON

By t he aut hor i t y vest ed i n me as Pr esi dent by t heConst i t ut i on and t he l aws of t he Uni t ed St at es of Amer i ca, andi n or der t o pr omot e t he ef f i ci ent admi ni st r at i on of Feder alel ect i ons and t o i mpr ove t he exper i ence of al l vot er s, i t i sher eby order ed as f ol l ows:

Sect i on 1. Est abl i shment . Ther e i s est abl i shed t hePr esi dent i al Commi ssi on on El ect i on Admi ni st r at i on ( Commi ssi on) .

Sec. 2. Member shi p. ( a) The Commi ssi on shal l be composedof not more t han ni ne member s appoi nted by t he Presi dent . The

member s shal l be dr awn f r om among di st i ngui shed i ndi vi dual s wi t hknowl edge about or exper i ence i n the admi ni st r at i on of St at e orl ocal el ect i ons, as wel l as repr esent at i ves of successf ulcust omer ser vi ce- or i ent ed busi nesses, and any ot her i ndi vi dual swi t h knowl edge or exper i ence determi ned by t he Presi dent t o beof val ue t o t he Commi ssi on.

( b) The Presi dent shal l desi gnate t wo member s of t heCommi ss i on t o serve as Co- Chai r s.

Sec. 3. Mi ssi on. ( a) The Commi ssi on shal l i dent i f y best

pract i ces and other wi se make recommendat i ons t o promot e t heef f i ci ent admi ni st r at i on of el ect i ons i n or der t o ensur e t hatal l el i gi bl e vot er s have t he oppor t uni t y t o cast t hei r bal l ot swi t hout undue del ay, and t o i mpr ove t he exper i ence of vot er sf aci ng ot her obst acl es i n cast i ng t hei r bal l ot s, such as member sof t he mi l i t ar y, over seas vot er s, vot er s wi t h di sabi l i t i es, andvot er s wi t h l i mi t ed Engl i sh pr of i ci ency.

I n doi ng so, t he Commi ssi on shal l consi der as appr opr i at e:

( i ) t he number , l ocat i on, management , oper at i on,

and desi gn of pol l i ng pl aces;

( i i ) t he t r ai ni ng, r ecrui t ment , and number of pol lworker s;

( i i i ) vot i ng accessi bi l i t y f or uni f or med andover seas vot er s;

( i v) t he ef f i ci ent management of vot er r ol l s andpol l books;

( v) vot i ng machi ne capaci t y and t echnol ogy;

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( vi ) bal l ot si mpl i ci t y and vot er educat i on;

( vi i ) vot i ng accessi bi l i t y f or i ndi vi dual s wi t hdi sabi l i t i es, l i mi t ed Engl i sh pr of i ci ency, and ot herspeci al needs;

( vi i i ) management of i ssui ng and pr ocessi ngpr ovi si onal bal l ot s i n t he pol l i ng pl ace on El ecti onDay;

( i x) t he i ssues pr esent ed by t he admi ni st r at i on ofabsent ee bal l ot pr ogr ams;

( x) t he adequacy of cont i ngency pl ans f or nat ur aldi sast er s and ot her emer genci es t hat may di sr upt

el ect i ons; and

( xi ) ot her i ssues r el at ed t o t he ef f i ci entadmi ni st r at i on of el ect i ons t hat t he Co- Chai r s agr eeare necessary and appr opr i at e t o t he Commi ssi on' swor k.

( b) The Commi ssi on shal l be advi sor y i n natur e and shal lsubmi t a f i nal r epor t t o the Pr esi dent wi t hi n 6 mont hs of t hedat e of t he Commi ssi on' s f i r st publ i c meet i ng.

Sec. 4. Admi ni st r at i on. ( a) The Commi ssi on shal l hol dpubl i c meet i ngs and engage wi t h Feder al , St ate, and l ocalof f i ci al s, t echni cal advi sor s, and nongover nment alor gani zat i ons, as necessar y to car r y out i t s mi ssi on.

( b) I n car r yi ng out i t s mi ssi on, t he Commi ssi on shal l bei nf or med by, and shal l st r i ve t o avoi d dupl i cat i ng, t he ef f or t sof ot her gover nment al ent i t i es.

( c) The Commi ssi on shal l have a st af f whi ch shal l pr ovi desuppor t f or t he f unct i ons of t he Commi ssi on.

Sec. 5. Ter mi nat i on. The Commi ssi on shal l t er mi nat e30 days af t er i t pr esent s i t s f i nal r epor t t o t he Pr esi dent .

Sec. 6. Gener al Pr ovi si ons. ( a) To t he ext ent per mi t t edby l aw, and subj ect t o t he avai l abi l i t y of appr opr i at i ons, t heGener al Ser vi ces Admi ni st r at i on shal l pr ovi de t he Commi ssi onwi t h such admi ni str at i ve ser vi ces, f unds, f aci l i t i es, staf f ,equi pment , and ot her suppor t ser vi ces as may be necessary t ocar r y out i t s mi ssi on on a rei mbur sabl e basi s.

( b) I nsof ar as the Feder al Advi sory Commi t t ee Act , asamended ( 5 U. S. C. App. ) ( t he "Act " ) , may appl y t o theCommi ssi on, any f unct i ons of t he Pr esi dent under t hat Act ,except f or t hose i n sect i on 6 of t he Act , shal l be per f or med byt he Admi ni st r at or of Gener al Ser vi ces.

( c) Members of t he Commi ssi on shal l ser ve wi t hout anyaddi t i onal compensat i on f or t hei r work on t he Commi ssi on, butshal l be al l owed t r avel expenses, i ncl udi ng per di em i n l i eu ofsubsi st ence, t o t he extent per mi t t ed by l aw f or per sons servi ngi nt er mi t t ent l y i n t he Gover nment servi ce ( 5 U. S. C. 5701- 5707) .

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( d) Not hi ng i n t hi s or der shal l be const r ued t o i mpai r orot her wi se af f ect :

( i ) t he aut hor i t y gr ant ed by l aw t o a depar t ment ,agency, or t he head t her eof ; or

( i i ) t he f uncti ons of t he Di r ector of t he Of f i ce ofManagement and Budget r el at i ng t o budget ar y,admi ni st r at i ve, or l egi sl at i ve pr oposal s.

( e) Thi s or der i s not i nt ended t o, and does not , cr eat eany ri ght or benef i t , subst ant i ve or pr ocedur al , enf or ceabl e atl aw or i n equi t y by any par t y agai nst t he Uni t ed St at es, i t sdepar t ment s, agenci es, or ent i t i es, i t s of f i cer s, empl oyees, oragent s, or any ot her per son.

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHI TE HOUSE,Mar ch 28, 2013.

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