Trump Attacks Spur Fixes to Bolster Electoral Count Law

“Donald Trump’s relentless, false claims about the 2020 presidential election have sparked fresh urgency in Congress — and in both parties — for changing the Electoral Count Act to ensure no one can undo a future presidential election,” the AP reports.

“Lawmakers are working furiously to update the 135-year-old law that was put in place in the aftermath of the Civil War and came perilously close to unraveling on Jan. 6, 2021. At that time, the defeated president urged his followers to ‘fight like hell’ over the election and pressured Vice President Mike Pence to ditch his ceremonial role presiding over the session and reject the results.”