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ADM for Sept. 23, 2022: U.S. House Passes Presidential Election Reform Act to Fix the Electoral Count System

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022

Earlier this week, we told you about the differences between the U.S. Senate’s Electoral Count Reform Act, and a similar bill in the U.S. House. September 19th, Representatives Liz Cheney and Zoe Lofgren introduced another version, which passed the House on September 21.

ADM for September 20, 2022: U.S. House Proposes Counterpart to Senate’s Electoral Count Reform Act to Prevent a Future Coup

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

The counterpart to the U.S. Senate’s Electoral Count Reform Act was just announced in the U.S. House on September 15th. The bipartisan legislation is an attempt to prevent future attempted coups, but time is short as the Congressional term nears its end.

American Democracy Minute for July 25, 2022: How Reforming the Electoral Count Act May Help Avert Election Subversion

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022

July 20th, the bipartisan Electoral Count Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate, and we’re going to spend some time this week examining the reforms it is proposing and what it will do – and not do – to protect our Presidential elections.