Transcription of Proposals for Reform
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PREPAREDBYCOMMITTEEONHOUSEADMINISTRATION MAJORITYSTAFFFORCHAIRPERSONLOFGRENREPORT ONThe Electoral CountAct of 1887: Proposals for ReformJanuary 2022|117th Congress, Second SessionCOMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATIONCHAIRPERSON ZOE LOFGREN (D-CALIF.) I) ) Relevant Constitutional ) A Brief History of Electoral : Early confusion ..21865-1887: Congress takes control ..41888-1997: The uneventful post-ECA era ..52001-2021: Renewed controversy ..6 Part II) The ECA ) The Election Calendar (3 1 and 7)..7B) The Safe Harbor (3 5)..7C) The Governor s Certificate (3 6)..9D) The ECA s Counting Provisions (3 15)..9 Scenario 1: A single return ..10 Scenario 2: Multiple returns, one of which has safe harbor status ..11 Scenario 3: Multiple returns claiming safe harbor status ..12 Scenario 4: Multiple returns, none of which have safe harbor status ..13 The governor s tiebreaker ..13E) Procedures at the Count (3 15-18).
1789-1861: Ear ly confusion Early Congresses experienced confusion over the counting process. 3 ... 2 The Elector al Count Act of 1887: Proposals f or Ref or m— BA CKGR OUND. In 1801, V ice President Thomas Jef ferson appeared to count disputed (and essential 12) votes
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