It is both law and common sense that government power should stay out of political campaigns. The federal Hatch Act is one example of a law that upholds this principle by prohibiting partisanship in federal agencies. Of course, there are gray areas. The erstwhile Biden Administration took advantage of this to push federal agencies into politics, setting a dangerous precedent. Just hours after his inauguration, President Trump revoked that Biden policy and restored the separation of electioneering and state.
In March 2021, Biden signed Executive Order 14019. Entitled “Promoting Access to Voting,” the order made it a federal “responsibility … to expand access to, and education about, voter registration and election information.” It required all federal agencies to “consider ways to expand citizens’ opportunities to register to vote and to obtain information about, and participate in, the electoral process.” The order specifically required the Federal Bureau of Prisons to assist inmates with registering to vote.
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