NATION: In the US Congress, today, the US House has elected to move forward with a bill to bring about a measure of reformation in regard to the Electoral College. Today, the House addresses the 1887 Electoral Count Act with plans for preventing a 2nd January 6 act of blatant insurrection.
By Michelle Crawford-Sapenter
” The bill specifies that the choice of electors must occur in accordance with the laws of the state enacted prior to election day.”--House Electoral Count Act revisions
According to a recent report made in regard to the US House review of the 1887 Electoral Count Act, revisions that have been made rewriting portions of the act appear to establish a situation that will improve matters for both Republicans and democrats.
Today, the reading of the House revisions indicate that while the Vice President cannot, willfully, order any delay in counting of the electoral votes, the actions taken by Congress would be tally votes and, thereafter, relies on the lawful actions, in accordance with the 12th amendment, that will be executed by the Vice President.
Contained in the plan for reform, the House states that the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 will revise the process of casting and counting of votes for presidential election. “ The bill also revises provisions related to the presidential transition process.”
More specifically, the revised version of the Act identifies each state governor — unless otherwise identified in the laws or constitution of a state in effect on election day– as being responsible for submitting the certification of ascertainment identifying state electors and provides for expedited judicial review. The prescribed judicial review is designated under the US Constitution or US laws and provides for the expeditious review of any action brought by an aggrieved presidential or vice-presidential candidate “…with respect to the issuance or transmission of such a certificate.”
“The bill revises the framework for the joint session of Congress to count electoral votes and make a formal declaration of which candidates have been elected President and Vice President. Among other changes, the bill (1) specifies that the role of the Vice President during the joint session shall be ministerial in nature, and (2) raises the objection threshold in Congress to at least one-fifth of the duly chosen and sworn members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.”
The House has indicated that the remaining statutes of the bill will:
(1) allow more than one candidate to receive federal transition resources under certain circumstances, and
(2) require additional reporting by the General Services Administration.
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