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Republican Nebraska lawmaker who tanked push to change states electoral votes speaks out

Thursday, September 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Republican Nebraska lawmaker who effectively helped kill an 11th-hour push to make the winner of the state receive all of the Electoral College votes on Election Day -- a move that would have likely benefited former President Donald Trump in...

2024 election updates: Nebraska governor ends push to change electoral votes system

Tuesday, September 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With about six weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump will deliver remarks on the tax code and U.S. manufacturing in battleground Georgia on Tuesday.Vice President Kamala Harris has her own economic speech scheduled for Wednesday in Pennsylvania, another critical swing...

Key Nebraska Republican opposes Trump effort to change states electoral vote process

Monday, September 23 by ABC News

(LINCOLN, Neb.) -- A growing effort backed by Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, to switch Nebraska's electoral process to winner-take-all hit a major snag on Monday after a key state lawmaker said he wouldn't support such a change before the November election.State Sen....

Republicans step up effort to change Nebraskas electoral vote process to benefit Trump

Thursday, September 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Republicans are stepping up their efforts to change Nebraska's electoral vote process to winner-take-all -- a move that would benefit former President Donald Trump in an expected close November election in which a single vote could make a key difference in the...

Top Jan. 6 committee members propose reforms to 1887 Electoral Count Act

Monday, September 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two senior members of the Jan. 6 select committee have introduced a bipartisan bill to reform the counting of presidential electoral votes to prevent another riot at the Capitol over disputed results.The Presidential Election Reform Act from Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and...

Manchin, Collins cite Jan. 6 as they push reforms to 1887 Electoral Count Act

Wednesday, August 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senators Susan Collins and Joe Manchin joined forces Wednesday to propose changes to a 19th century law that former President Donald Trump and his allies exploited to try to overturn his 2020 election loss.Manchin, D-W.Va., and Collins, R-Maine, testified before the Senate...

Bipartisan senators reach deal on Electoral Count Act reform in wake of Jan. 6

Wednesday, July 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As the House committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol continues to reveal how it says then-President Donald Trump and his allies worked to overturn the 2020 election, a bipartisan group of senators has quietly reached agreement on a sweeping...

Bill de Blasio drops out of House race, says he’s done with electoral politics

Tuesday, July 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday he’s leaving electoral politics as he dropped out of a race for Congress."I’ve listened really carefully to people and it’s clear to me that when it comes to this congressional district,...

What’s next for McCormick-Oz squeaker — and the possible electoral turbulence of Mastriano as governor

Wednesday, May 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Many across the country -- and certainly former President Donald Trump -- are watching Pennsylvania.Ballots are still being counted in the GOP Senate primary race, where razor-thin margins separate hedge fund manager David McCormick and celebrity TV Dr. Mehmet Oz. Meanwhile, a...

What is the Electoral Count Act and why does it present problems?

Wednesday, February 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With voting rights legislation all but dead in the Senate, and the former president now openly suggesting he tried to use a vaguely-worded 19th-century law to try to manipulate the last presidential election, a growing group of bipartisan lawmakers is backing the...

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