Bills Would Curtail Objections at Future Jan. 6 Vote Counts (VIDEO)
Under current law, only one member of the House and one member of the Senate has to challenge a state's results to trigger votes on that election.
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Under current law, only one member of the House and one member of the Senate has to challenge a state's results to trigger votes on that election.
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six presidential elections, a partisan practice that has been legal for over a century but became much more fraught after a violent mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol last year.
'Presidential Election Reform Act' would not automatically ban Trump from becoming president again
The legislation would clarify and expand parts of the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which, along with the Constitution, governs how states and Congress certify electors and declare presidential winners.