Commentary
A bipartisan group in Congress is dedicating time to reforming the Electoral Count Act. The Electoral Count Act is the statute purporting to govern how Congress counts electoral votes for president and vice president (pdf).
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Opinion
The Electoral Count Act Is Unconstitutional; Congress Should Stop Wasting Time Reforming It
Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) preside over a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 Electoral College results in Washington on Jan. 6, 2020. Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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