Election Security
The Lessons of the Electoral Count Reform Act: Next Steps in Reform
Bob Bauer, Jack Goldsmith Tue, Jan 31, 2023, 8:31 AM
What recent successful governance reforms teach about future reforms of the presidency.
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Lawfare Live: The Electoral Count Act
Katherine Pompilio Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 3:43 PM
On Thursday, Apr. 28, at 12:00 p.m. ET: For the first time in more than a century, Congress is debating reforming the Electoral Count Act that governs how electoral votes are counted in each presidential election. But what sort of reforms are being (or should be) considered? And what issues is the debate failing to cover?
Electoral Count Act
Here’s What Electoral Count Act Reform Should Look Like
Thomas Berry, Genevieve Nadeau Mon, Apr 4, 2022, 1:01 PM
Congress should remedy dangerous weaknesses in the ECA that invite uncertainty as to the various roles that state and federal actors, as well as the different branches of government, play in the process.
Electoral Count Act
Principles for Electoral Count Act Reform
Bob Bauer, Jack Goldsmith Mon, Apr 4, 2022, 10:01 AM
The group agrees that Congress should reform the ECA in time for the 2024 election, and offers both core reform principles and specific proposals for statutory revision in an effort to contribute to a constitutionally sound bipartisan consensus in Congress.
Constitutional Law
As Part of Electoral Count Act Reform, Liberals Should Learn to Love Bush v. Gore
Edward B. Foley Fri, Feb 4, 2022, 10:01 AM
Democrats in Congress should not let their overlooking of existing federal-court authority, or their displeasure with the result in Bush v. Gore, impede the current effort at bipartisan ECA reform.