Elections Experts Assess Senate Bill to Update the Electoral Count Act: July 20, 2022
Channel: Protect Democracy
Date: 2022-07-21

election law experts will hold a briefing to assess the newly introduced Senate bill that would update the Electoral Count Act (ECA) of 1887. Panelists will explain how a robust ECA reform bill passed into law this year could strengthen presidential elections in the future and how a final bill that falls short will still leave the ECA vulnerable to misunderstanding and exploitation.

Key questions include:

How does the Senate’s current bill help to ensure the peaceful transfer of power and that voters will have their votes counted?
How effective is this bill at addressing the ambiguities or weaknesses in the original ECA statute?
What is the growing cross-partisan consensus for reform, and why must the ECA be updated this year?

Speakers:

Genevieve Nadeau, Counsel with Protect Democracy
Adav Noti, Vice President and Legal Director with Campaign Legal Center
Trey Grayson, Former Secretary of State of Kentucky; Former President of the National Association of Secretaries