Several federal agencies are using an executive order signed by President Joe Biden to mobilize a demographic that typically supports Democrats ahead of Election Day, spending taxpayer dollars in the process.

biden signed March 2021 Executive Order 14019 directs all federal agencies to evaluate ways to promote voter registration and voter participation. Since then, many federal agencies have used Biden’s order to direct federal funds to boost voter turnout among groups that have historically opposed Republicans, including Native Americans, college students, newly naturalized immigrants, and federal employees. Ta. Additionally, multiple agencies are partnering with center-left activist groups to implement voter mobilization programs.

“Federal government resources should not be used to support political parties or their candidates in elections,” said Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation. I wrote In August. “This is an abuse of government machinery reminiscent of Third World dictatorships. States must take action to prevent what amounts to unlawful and partisan interference by executive branch agencies in election administration and voting and registration processes. You should.” (Stream The Daily Caller’s documentary “Cleaning Up Kamila” here)

In his executive order, Biden specifically emphasized that his administration will work to increase “voter reach, education, registration, and turnout” among Native American voters. Fifty-six percent of Native Americans said they planned to vote for the Democratic candidate, compared to just 40% who supported the Republican Party. According to According to a poll conducted just before the 2022 midterm elections. The Democratic Party’s political committee is poured pretty funds We are working to get Native voters to the polls, and some are cause Biden’s victory for Native Americans in Arizona in 2020.

For example, Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland used Biden’s executive order to set up voter registration centers at two Native American colleges and went on to write articles encouraging Native Americans to vote. and documents obtained by the Heritage Foundation. Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests show.

“Your voice and your vote make a difference,” Haaland says. essay Read. “There are places in this country where the indigenous vote can turn the tide and move this country toward progress.”

High Native American turnout in Arizona contributed to Biden’s victory in the state in the 2020 presidential election, the Associated Press reported. reported.

Other agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL), are also calling for increased Native American voter turnout to comply with Biden’s order.

HHS has designated several facilities in Arizona and New Mexico as voter registrars through the Indian Health Services program, which serves approximately 2.8 million Native Americans. According to Go to press release. On the other hand, the D.O.L. authorized Its partners serve Native American communities and engage in voter registration efforts.

University students also Democratic Party party And the federal government intends to hold a vote ahead of Tuesday’s election. Among college students, Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 38 points. According to According to an Inside Higher Ed/Generation Lab poll released in October.

In February, the Department of Education (ED) announced it would expand the federal labor research program, which provides federal funding for the employment of low-income students, to include the work of voter registration organizations. One such job posting at Penn State University is League of Women VotersThe pro-abortion group, which typically supports Democrats, called on students to “support local voter registration and education” while engaging in “anti-racist acts.”

Federal University Student Aid website supervise Visitors to the Voter Registration Resource, which was created pursuant to Executive Order 14019, officials note.

In early voting in South Carolina, voters cast their votes at their polling place. (Photo by LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal employees, another strongly Democratic constituency, are also slated to be major beneficiaries of Executive Order 14019. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced In March 2022, it was announced that federal employees would be entitled to paid time off to vote in elections in order to comply with Biden’s executive order.

Federal employees contributed $4.2 million this election cycle, with 84% of contributions to the president going to the Harris administration. reported. Not all federal employees live in the nation’s capital, and many live near field offices in Maryland and Virginia, as well as other states.

Federal agencies worked with multiple center-left organizations to develop a voter mobilization plan. Among them was a group called Demos. received Millions of dollars have been donated by the Soros family’s philanthropic network, which is aligned with the Democratic Party.

dollar, USDA and Toi All discussed voter mobilization plans with DeMoss, according to documents obtained through a FOIA request by the Heritage Foundation. Demonstrators opposed policies promoted by President Trump during his first term, and the group’s then-chairman testified against Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2017. We have been working to gather support. According to Go to Influence Watch.

Other institutions that have launched voter mobilization campaigns targeting left-wing demographics include: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeks to increase voter turnout among newly naturalized immigrants; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Publishes voter information materials in languages ​​other than English and HHS surveillance whether the voter mobilization campaign targeted racial minorities; work Enroll low-income people in Obamacare.

The EEOC told the Daily Caller News Foundation that its operations were “in accordance with regulations.” [executive order]”

There is a sign marking the entrance to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters building. (Photo by J. David Eyck/Getty Images)

Not all of the Biden administration’s voter mobilization efforts target Democratic voters. of Ministry of Transport For example, DOT is working to analyze traffic patterns to find ways to ease access to polling places, and encouraging local traffic to be proactive in managing work zones to ease access to polling places. encouraged the institution.

Some of the Biden administration’s voter mobilization efforts targeted traditionally conservative voters. Small and Medium Enterprise Agency(SBA)’s efforts revealed small business owner and Department of Veterans Affairs‘(VA) Work to be obtained veterans Go to the voting station.

But conservatives have also expressed concerns about these efforts.

For example, the America First Policy Institute reported in July on the SBA’s voter registration efforts in Michigan after finding that the allocation of federal funds for campaigns could benefit Democrats. requested information.

“While the SBA is most present in Michigan counties with the highest concentrations of registered Democratic voters, it is least active in Michigan counties with the highest concentrations of small businesses and registered Republican voters. There is evidence to suggest that there is no population,” Mike Berry, AFPI’s executive director of litigation, previously told DCNF.

On the other hand, VA adopted The Equity Action Plan, released in June 2023, emphasized a focus on expanding support for minorities, LGBT people, and Native American veterans, who tend to support Democrats.

“What they’ve done is weaponized every federal agency for President Biden’s re-election campaign,” said Republican Rep. Brian Still of Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee. said Biden’s voter registration executive order in May. “When you look at the actions this administration has taken to use taxpayer dollars for political purposes, it is concerning to all citizens.”

OPM, HHS, USDA, DOL, SBA, ED, VA, DOT, and DHS did not respond to DCNF’s requests for comment.

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