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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday endorsed a bill to remove the ambiguity that helped lead to the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol by a mob loyal to Donald Trump seeking to halt certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
The Kentucky Republican’s support all but ensures passage of the bi-partisan Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act which could be approved in the coming weeks.
The measure would make clear that the vice president’s role during the tally of Electoral votes is purely ceremonial, and it would make it more difficult for lawmakers to challenge and delay the count of a particular state’s results.
It also bars legislatures from appointing their own electors that would go against how their state voted.
“Clearly when a 150-year old law has successfully brought us certainty, finality and one orderly presidential inauguration after another, we need to be delicate and careful with any changes,” McConnell said during a Rules and Administration Committee meeting Tuesday to move the bill forward.
