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PublishedDecember 29, 2022
Commentary: Electoral Count Reform Act takes a 19th-century law into the 21st century
It took the violent breach of the Capitol to shine a spotlight on the pressing need for reform.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
Electoral protections advance but tribal sovereignty provision left out of massive federal bill
The omnibus spending bill must pass the Senate and House to become law before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 4.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Collins, King upbeat that electoral count reforms will pass during Congress’s lame duck session
The Senate bill, which aims to prevent a repeat of the tactic insurrectionists used on Jan. 6, 2021, gained six more sponsors this week.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
Congress considers its strongest legislative response yet to Jan. 6 attack
Proposals to change the law governing electoral votes would make it harder for lawmakers to object if they don’t like the results of an election and would clarify laws that could allow a state's vote to be delayed.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2022
Electoral count reforms championed by Sen. Collins on track to pass in Senate
There are 10 Republican sponsors for reforming the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which former President Donald Trump attempted to exploit to overturn the result of the 2020 election.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2022
Commentary: Reform of Electoral Count Act will protect elections for years to come
The bipartisan efforts led by Sen. Susan Collins are far more than just a response to 2020.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Collins-Manchin bill to protect electoral count endorsed at key hearing
The bill would reform the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which former President Donald Trump attempted to exploit in trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2022
Collins, Manchin unveil bipartisan bill to protect electoral count from exploitation
The reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act, spurred by former President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the election, are co-sponsored by 14 senators, including nine Republicans, just shy of the 10 needed to overcome a filibuster.
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PublishedJune 28, 2022
Maine Voices: We won’t fix our problems if we can’t fix democracy
Majority policy preferences are ignored on abortion rights, gun safety, climate change and other issues because of unrepresentative government.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
With voting rights bill doomed, King and Collins work to safeguard electoral vote counting
Legal experts say ambiguities in the 1887 Electoral Count Act need correcting to prevent future attempts to overturn presidential elections.
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