Electoral County Reform Act likely will be voted on with omnibus bill, getting vote before Republicans take over the House

[SaysWho?]

UPDATE:

 

Manchin and Klobuchar: Omnibus likely place for electoral count overhaul - Roll Call

ROLLCALL.COM

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Time is running out for Congress to prevent another debacle like Jan. 6, negotiators warn. They want action in the lame duck.

 

ORIGINAL POST:

 

 

[PaladinSolo]

Any chance this would make the new guy president in November too rather than let the guy leaving trash the place again?

[SaysWho?]

Here's what the Electoral Count Reform Act does:

 

Summary:

• Requires that states appoint electors on Election Day in accordance with pre-existing law and eliminates the concept of "failed" elections. [Section 102]
• Adds clarity to the process by which state officials ascertain and certify their election results to Congress. [Section 104]
• Gives federal courts a clear and expedited role in ensuring that states send lawful certifications of election results to Congress. [Section 104]
• Makes it absolutely clear that the Vice President's role in the electoral vote-counting process is ministerial. [Section 109]
  • "This legislation would specify that the vice president's role in the process of counting electoral votes is limited to "ministerial duties" and that he or she has "no power to solely determine, accept, reject, or otherwise adjudicate or resolve disputes over the proper list of electors, the validity of electors, or the votes of electors."
• Makes it more difficult for members of Congress to make frivolous objections to state election results. [Section 109]
  • "Current law allows for objections to a state's electoral votes as long as those objections are made in writing and signed by one senator and one representative. It is therefore too easy for members of Congress to disrupt the counting process (and potentially make objections that unfairly undermine public confidence in the integrity of the election). The bill would raise the threshold required to make a cognizable objection to one-fifth of each chamber, while retaining the requirement that each chamber must sustain objections by a majority vote."
• Clarifies how a majority of appointed electors will be calculated. [Section 109]

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22122740/protect-democracy-ecra-explainer.pdf

[marioandsonic]

Well, vote on it already, then!

[Bloodporne]

Read thread title with the words "Republican" and "count reform"

 

 

 

 

Four Halals

 

[stepee]

I feel like it should be really easy in this timeline to trick republicans into supporting acts to make voting fair.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Ah there he is

[marioandsonic]

THEN.  VOTE.  ON.  IT.  YOU.  FUCKS!

[SaysWho?]

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Manchin and Klobuchar: Omnibus likely place for electoral count overhaul - Roll Call

ROLLCALL.COM

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Time is running out for Congress to prevent another debacle like Jan. 6, negotiators warn. They want action in the lame duck.

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There's nothing "wrong" with these quotes but because it's Susan Collins, I lol'd:

 

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Collins told reporters Tuesday that she was worried about finding time in the lame duck to pass the legislation.

 

“I am concerned about the calendar and whether we can get floor time or whether we should be looking at a vehicle to attach the ECA reform,” she said.

 

Time is ticking, Collins warned. “It’s imperative that we reform the very ambiguous provisions of the 1887 law before we get into the next presidential election cycle,” Collins said, referring to the 135-year-old Electoral Count Act.

 

Manchin echoed that sentiment. The House passed a different version of the bill in September with every Democrat voting in favor, but just nine Republicans. Manchin said it’s unlikely that a Republican-led House would allow a vote on the bill next year. “We all know it needs to be done now while we have the votes and support to do it,” he said.

 

Still, they're all correct to do this to get the act the vote it deserves and send it to Biden.

[marioandsonic]

On 9/27/2022 at 8:55 PM, marioandsonic said:

THEN.  VOTE.  ON.  IT.  YOU.  FUCKS!