...Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Foreign Interference in...Elections

[cadoman]

Source: whitehouse.gov

--Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Foreign Interference in or Undermining Public Confidence in United States Elections--

On September 12, 2018, by Executive Order 13848, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 etseq.) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the threat of foreign interference in or undermining public confidence in United States elections.

Although there has been no evidence of a foreign power altering the outcomes or vote tabulation in any United States election, foreign powers have historically sought to exploit America’s free and open political system. In recent years, the proliferation of digital devices and internet-based communications has created significant vulnerabilities and magnified the scope and intensity of the threat of foreign interference. The ability of persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States to interfere in or undermine public confidence in United States elections, including through the unauthorized accessing of election and campaign infrastructure or the covert distribution of propaganda and disinformation, continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on September 12, 2018, must continue in effect beyond September 12, 2021. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13848 with respect to the threat of foreign interference in or undermining public confidence in United States elections.

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 7, 2021.

Read more: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/09/07/notice-on-the-continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-foreign-interference-in-or-undermining-public-confidence-in-united-states-elections/

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Sorry for the condensed title. There is no public article from major news sites on this as of this time. Full text of the notice is included.

[Hekate]

1. KnR

[summer_in_TX]

2. Excellent!

[pecosbob]

3. The govt should use this to invalidate state voter disenfranchisement efforts

[BumRushDaShow]

4. "There is no public article from major news sites on this as of this time. "

Russia's "Tass" outlet found it and published an article about it (I ain't gonna link to it here but you can search for it to get a ).

[cadoman]

5. yeah it's a bit of a strange EO IMO

Biden made it a top priority to roll back Trump initiatives when he came into office but he lets this one just stand as is? I would expect at least some elements of it to be redone. Maybe clarify Russia as the obvious top threat, for instance.

Still, it's a very generic EO that projects satisfyingly from whatever political angle it's viewed.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. I'm thinking that was mainly done

to give time to uncover what stuff the TFG admin hid or tried to destroy to show exactly what was going on. If they do find some additional info (particularly with at least one Congressional Committee gathering more on this), he can always preemptively create a new one that takes effect before the end of that year, that supersedes this one.