Posted on 09/24/2022 2:38:55 PM PDT by conservative98
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill to alter the 1887 Electoral Count Act. The so called "Presidential Election Reform Act" revises rules pertaining to the congressional certification of presidential elections, which some contend will benefit Democrats. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who lost her primary race in August and leaves office on January 3, along with Democrat Rep. Zoe Lofgren, both of whom are on the January 6 Committee.
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Extending elections
Among the changes this bill makes to the 135-year-old law is an extension of time for a presidential election.
In the event of a "catastrophic event" that has "prevented a substantial portion of the State's electorate from casting a ballot on such day, or caused a substantial portion of ballots already cast to be destroyed or rendered unreadable by such event," a candidate for president who appears on the ballot of the State can ask for an extension.
One of the criteria that must be met is that "the ability of that candidate to win the election with respect to one or more presidential electors" must be shown to be potentially affected.
If the criteria are met, time for voting in the election can be extended, but for "not later than 5 days after" Election Day.
A "catastrophic event" may include a variety of events or mishaps, from a major glitch in a state's voting machine software to rolling blackouts.
Tenney stated that not only is the bill's definition of "catastrophic event" broad, but as a law it would trample "on the core principle of state sovereignty and directly contradicts the United States Constitution."
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Laying more groundwork for one party rule.
Official Election Stealing
Vindictive b***h, isn’t she? Isn’t this potentially unconstitutional?
* manufactured, as in there was a water main break (toilet overflowing) that destroyed all the ballots.
With any luck I will never hear Cheney’s name again.
Wait no voter ID
This needs 60 votes in the senate does it not? Even with Mittens and Murky. That’s only 52
I am pretty sure this violates State Law.
State Legislatures determine how electors are chosen. It’s in the Constitution. Don’t you have to amend it to make such a change?
.......Isn’t this potentially unconstitutional?.......
YES!!!!
Biden and Liz fist bumping hip ghetto twosome gettin’ down wid it....
Biden: If you were maybe 46 years younger I’d sniff your hair and grope you all over, Lizzie. Give you a thrill.
“Vindictive b***h, isn’t she? Isn’t this potentially unconstitutional?”
It could be. The states determine the process within their own respective states.
The Constitution, in the case Article II says Election Day must be the same in every state. Why let a little thing like the Constitution get in the way of the genius of our legislators
so the democrats are taking over elections
Uniparty rule already exists
Democrat and Republican are largely just kabuki theater
What part of the Constitution mentions such a thing as “Presidential elections”?
Stinking communist bastards continue to run roughshod over the servile & indolent Aamerican sheeple...
There are no limits to tyranny...
We can hope dor another hunting “accident”
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