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The order directs Federal agencies to enforce laws that protect the integrity of American elections. This includes ensuring that votes are cast and received by the legally established election date, prohibiting non-citizens from registering to vote or voting in Federal elections, and maintaining accurate and current Statewide lists of legally registered voters. The order also calls for the enforcement of laws that prevent foreign nationals from participating in Federal, State, or local elections by making contributions or expenditures.

The order directs Federal agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Susman Godfrey LLP, pending a review of whether such clearances align with national interest. The Office of Management and Budget is instructed to identify all government goods and services provided for the benefit of Susman Godfrey LLP, and agency heads are to cease such provision where legally permissible. Government contracting agencies are directed to require contractors to disclose any business they do with Susman Godfrey LLP, and agency heads are to review and potentially terminate contracts with Susman Godfrey LLP or entities doing business with them, in accordance with the law. [Editor: Susman Godfrey represented election systems maker Dominion Voting Systems in its succesful defamation lawsuit against Fox News. Fox News and Trump allies had spread falsehoods about Domion's machines following the president's election loss in 2020.]

The order directs federal agencies to compile and transmit “State Citizenship Lists” of confirmed U.S. citizens who will be 18+ and reside in each State, using Federal citizenship, naturalization, SSA, SAVE, and other databases, and to update those lists at least 60 days before regular Federal elections or upon request for special elections. It instructs DHS (through USCIS) in coordination with SSA to establish procedures for individuals to access and correct their records, for States to use unique ballot envelope identifiers like bar codes, and for DOJ to prioritize investigations and prosecutions related to Federal election fraud.