A bill to reform and strengthen the Electoral Count Act that aims at heading off future attempts to subvert presidential elections is expected to be considered by the House as soon as Wednesday.
The bill, which would also need to clear the Senate, also clarifies that the Constitution prohibits election officials from refusing to count ballots or certify elections in accordance with state election laws. Republican election officials in multiple states declined to certify primary election results this year.Pence has stood by his decision to certify the 2020 presidential election results, and earlier this yearto claim he as vice president had the power to do anything else.
"It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not,"That pressure on Pence to overturn the 2020 election has been a key focus of the Jan. 6 committee. The committee hopes to have another hearing on Sept. 28, after a summer hiatus.
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