Lawmakers in both parties are eager to act after former President Donald J. Trump and his allies sought to exploit a 135-year-old law to overturn the 2020 election.
Tag: Electoral Count Act (1887)
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The Electoral College Makes a Coup Very Tempting
The Senate has a good plan to reform the Electoral Count Act. It will not be enough.
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Bipartisan Senate Group Strikes Deal to Rewrite Electoral Count Act
The changes outlined by the senators are intended to prevent a repeat of the effort on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn the presidential election in Congress.
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Trump, Told It Was Illegal, Still Pressured Pence to Overturn His Loss
In its third public hearing to lay out its findings, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack showed evidence that the president knew his order to the vice president was unlawful.