An increasingly broad and powerful array of lawmakers is coalescing around the idea of changing how Congress tallies Electoral College votes — as MLK Day comes and goes on Monday without broader voting rights reforms.
Why it matters: The idea of targeting the 1887 Electoral Count Act for repairs has now garnered support from some of Congress’ most conservative members, as well as leading House Democrats. It may be the best chance of passing any form of election reform in an otherwise divided Congress.
If the Republicans are for it I would be very cautious. They never pursue any changes that don’t help them the most.
NYT ran a story on this POST-election vote-COUNTING reform, which has some GOP support and should have wide Dem support. CNN and MSNBC have been ignoring it.
The Biden PRE-election voting reform, supported by Dem progressives, may be doomed thanks to Manchin’s and Sinema’s refusing to end the filibuster.
Note how these two bills differ.