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Electoral Count Act

Congress heads back to D.C. for a hectic lame-duck session

Congress could consider same-sex marriage legislation, a huge defense bill, changes in how presidential electoral votes are counted and more.

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U.S. Senate bills would ban fake electors, clear up Electoral College procedures

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators released legislation Wednesday that aims to clarify the 1887 law that governs how Congress counts Electoral College votes following a presidential election. 

With voting rights stalled, some senators mull an update to the Electoral Count Act

A bipartisan group of senators is exploring legislation to overhaul how Congress counts Electoral College votes, but backers of stalled voting rights legislation are lukewarm on the effort as a substitute.

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