To help preserve the integrity of our presidential elections, Congressman Gottheimer (NJ-5) introduced the bipartisan Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act in the House to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887. The bipartisan bill will ensure that the electoral votes tallied by Congress accurately reflect each state’s vote for President.
The bipartisan legislation will:
- Help ensure that electoral votes tallied by Congress accurately reflect each state’s vote for President. It will replace ambiguous provisions of a 19th-century law with clear procedures that maintain appropriate state and federal roles in selecting the President and Vice President of the United States as set forth in the U.S. Constitution.
- Help to promote the orderly transfer of power by providing clear guidelines for when eligible candidates for President or Vice President may receive federal resources to support their transition into office.
“With this bipartisan, bicameral legislation, both sides of the aisle are coming together to protect our great democracy, preserve the integrity of our elections, and prevent any attempts to undermine them. Our nation’s future depends on it and the time to act is now,” said Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5).
The bipartisan, bicameral legislation is cosponsored in the Senate by U.S. Senators Collins, Manchin, Portman, Sinema, Romney, Shaheen, Murkowski, Warner, Tillis, Murphy, Capito, Cardin, Young, Coons, Sasse, Graham, Grassley, Hickenlooper, Padilla, Bennet, Toomey, Hassan, Klobuchar, Blunt, Kelly, Carper, Thune, Cortez Masto, Cornyn, Feinstein, McConnell, and Schumer.
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