Lawmakers discuss changes to Electoral Count Act after Jan. 6
By Jordain Carney - 01/06/22 06:01 AM EST
Lawmakers are quietly discussing trying to make changes to the formal counting of the Electoral College results, a year after dozens of Republicans, with then-President Trump‘s backing, challenged the outcome of the 2020 election in key states.
Talks of making changes to the Electoral Count Act—an 1887 law that lays out how Congress formally counts the Electoral College vote, as they did on Jan. 6—are still in the early stages.
But there are already signs of bipartisan support for the general idea of making reforms, even though lawmakers still need to delve into the details.
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said that he views the potential for making changes to the law as “worth discussing,” opening the door to potential Republican support as his caucus takes a hard stance against Democrats’ attempt to do voting and other election legislation.
“Wholly aside from all the other things they’re discussing, this is something that’s worth discussing,” McConnell said.
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