Congress Moves Forward on Electoral Count Act Reform
The new legislation would fix many of the problems that helped lead to the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The new legislation would fix many of the problems that helped lead to the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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The bill is similar to that drafted by a bipartisan group of senators. Either version, or a reconciliation between the two, would be a major step forward relative to the status quo.
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The bipartisan Senate bill would be a major improvement over the status quo, and has attracted widespread support from experts in the field.
Andy Craig of the Cato Institute has an excellent overview of this important issue.
There is bipartisan support to reform the Electoral Count Act to prevent another January 6th.
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Experts across the political spectrum support ways to forestall future efforts to use Congress to overturn presidential election results.
There are not many subjects on which Professors McConnell, Pildes, Foley and Smith agree.