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Habebe
Member
Thu Jan 27 10:39:48
So I think we have all seen that both sides of the aisle want to reform/clarify the act.

There is an argument that congress lacks constitutional authority to enact the law.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_Count_Act

I think most people agree its a confusing law to say the least and needs some sort of clarification.
Habebe
Member
Thu Jan 27 10:44:16
The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;

The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;

The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.[a]

12th amendment, from wiki.
murder
Member
Thu Jan 27 12:54:23

"I think most people agree its a confusing law to say the least and needs some sort of clarification."

Really? Because I think talk of reform is nothing more than cover for the Republican traitors that tried to submit fraudulent votes.

Kids learn to count before they even get to school. There's nothing confusing about it.

Habebe
Member
Thu Jan 27 13:05:26
1. This isn't anything new. Literally going back to 1887 it was called confusing.

2. The issue isnt counting but things like certifying, how electors are chosen and who has what authority and clarifying the limits of said authority.
murder
Member
Thu Jan 27 14:06:11

The states certify the electors.

Again, there's nothing confusing about this.

murder
Member
Sun Jan 30 19:47:27

Hugo Lowell @hugolowell

New: Trump complains the Senate reforming Electoral Count Act to say the VP role is only ceremonial shows Pence could “change the results of the election” — showing why what was obvious needs to be spelled out

http://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1487943848521314306

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