Amendment to Executive Order 13639
Signed May 21, 2013·Barack Obama·78 FR 31813
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Amends Executive Order 13639, which established the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, by replacing the provision governing the Commission's composition. Under the change, the Commission shall have no more than ten members appointed by the President, drawn from individuals with knowledge of or experience in state or local election administration, representatives of customer service-oriented businesses, and other individuals the President determines would add value. The order also states it does not alter the legal authority of any department or agency, does not affect the Office of Management and Budget's budgetary, administrative, or legislative functions, and does not create any enforceable legal right or benefit for any party against the United States or its officials.
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered
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Executive Order 13644 of May 21, 2013
Amendment to Executive Order 13639
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. Amendment to Executive Order 13639. Section
2 of Executive Order 13639 of March 28, 2013
(Establishment of the Presidential Commission on
Election Administration), is amended by striking
subsection 2(a) in its entirety and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
“(a) The Commission shall be composed of not more
than ten members appointed by the President. The
members shall be drawn from among distinguished
individuals with knowledge about or experience in the
administration of State or local elections, as well as
representatives of successful customer service-oriented
businesses, and any other individuals with knowledge or
experience determined by the President to be of value
to the Commission.”
Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to a 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 is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 21, 2013.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed May 21, 2013. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.