By revising the Electoral Count Act, senators and representatives have made clear that a vice president does not have the power to overturn a presidential election.
, senators and representatives have made clear a vice president does not have the power to overturn a presidential election.
"Through the funding bill, we are ending the 117th Congress by protecting our democracy through reforming the Electoral Count Act," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday. The Electoral Count Act was brought to the forefront by former President Donald Trump, who pressured his vice president, Mike Pence, to overturn the will of American voters on Jan. 6, 2021, by throwing out states' slates of electors. Pence refused, leading to calls for his hanging by hordes of Trump supporters and armed militias who breached the Capitol in a violent attack.
Eighteen Republican senators disagreed with him when they voted with Democrats to approve the bill Thursday. Another nine Republicans voted for the legislation when it passed the House Friday afternoon. The bill designates the vice president's role in the Electoral College count as ceremonial.
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