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House to vote on election law overhaul in response to Jan. 6
Associated Press ^ | September 21, 2022 | Mary Clare Jalonick

Posted on 09/21/2022 1:11:15 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The House pushed ahead Wednesday with legislation that would revamp the rules for certifying the results of a presidential election as lawmakers accelerate their response to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and Donald Trump’s failed attempt to remain in power.

The legislation would overhaul an arcane 1800s-era statute known as the Electoral Count Act that governs, along with the U.S. Constitution, how states and Congress certify electors and declare presidential election winners. The House planned a vote on the bill after afternoon debate. […]

The legislation intends to ensure that future Jan. 6 sessions are “as the constitution envisioned, a ministerial day,” said Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican who co-sponsored the legislation with House Administration Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. …

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: apepee; deepstate; failedattempt; j6; jan6; jan6th; january6; maryclarecolonic; maryclarejalonick; tds; trump; unconstitutional
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To: Olog-hai
the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and Donald Trump’s failed attempt to remain in power.

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21 posted on 09/21/2022 3:52:24 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, BY FAR, is that almost all of big media is agenda-driven, not-truth driven.)
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So now they succeeded in eliminating one of the few recourses to rectify election fraud, not good


22 posted on 09/21/2022 6:51:16 PM PDT by Toughluck_freeper
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People need to wake up to how socialists are chipping away at our Republic.
Think Open Borders and New World Order.


23 posted on 09/27/2022 2:43:08 AM PDT by beachn4fun (WE the People are the Government. The elected officials are our employees.)
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