Mastodawn

The Senate's passage of the Electoral Count Act is a big freaking deal. I didn't think it would actually happen.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/19/electoral-count-reform-omnibus/

Senate passes Electoral Count Act overhaul in response to Jan. 6 attack

Both Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) voiced their support of the legislation in September.

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tinmanic 🏳️‍🌈Dec 22, 2022

Here's more about how it came together. It's nice to see that even if the Dems couldn't get everything they wanted as far as counteracting voter suppression, they settled for something that is still a majorly good thing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/us/politics/electoral-count-act-jan-6.html

How a Bipartisan Senate Group Addressed a Flaw Exposed by Jan. 6

Democrats and Republicans managed to come together to update the archaic Electoral Count Act after they recognized it could again be abused to subvert the presidential vote.