In light of the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, in which some urged Congress and the Vice President to set aside the electoral vote slates certified by various states, Congress has been looking into revamping the Electoral Count Act of 1887, which lays out procedures for how the count is to be conducted before a joint session of Congress. Cato scholars have participated actively in the resulting public discussion. Here is a selection (updated) of their output:

  • Robert A. Levy, “Presidential Elections: A Primer” (Dec. 18, 2020)
  • Thomas A. Berry, “GOP Senators’ Electoral College Stunt Is a Dead End” (National Review Online, Jan. 5, 2021)
  • Walter Olson, “Congress Should Clarify The Electoral Count Act Of 1887” (Jun. 29, 2021; related earlier Mar. 22, 2021)
  • Walter Olson, “Protecting Our Electoral Institutions” (The Dispatch, Jul. 13, 2021); related blog post, July 19, 2021)
  • Walter Olson, “In Final Weeks, Trump White House Searched For Excuses To Overturn Election Results” (Dec. 13, 2021)
  • Andy Craig, “Republicans Should Support Electoral Count Act Reform” (Dec. 15, 2021)
  • Andy Craig, “Bipartisan Momentum Builds for Fixing the Electoral Count Act” (Jan. 5, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “The Attack on the Capitol, One Year Later” (Jan. 6, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “What Changes Should Be Made to the Electoral Count Act?” (Jan. 12, 2022)
  • Walter Olson and Caleb Brown, “How To Fix the Electoral Count Act” (Cato Daily Podcast, Jan. 20, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry and Andy Craig, “House Committee Issues Report on Electoral Count Act Reform” (Jan. 21, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Reviewing the Proposed Electoral Count Modernization Act” (Feb. 1, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry, “The Electoral Count Act and Presidential Ineligibility” (Feb. 3, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Trump’s Fake Electors and the Electoral Count Act” (Feb. 3, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Rogue Governors, State Legislatures, and the Electoral Count Act” (Feb. 8, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry, Andy Craig, and Caleb Brown, “The Electoral Count Act and the 20th Amendment” (Cato Daily Podcast, Feb. 10, 2022)
  • Walter Olson, “A Flawed Letter Opposing Electoral Count Act Reform” (Feb. 12, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Electoral Count Act Reform Is Not a Backdoor for Dem Voting Bills” (Feb. 18, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry, “The Legitimate Role of Congress in the Electoral Count” (Cato Briefing Paper #135, Feb. 22, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry, “Yes, the Electoral Count Act Is Constitutional” (Feb. 22, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Should Electoral Count Act Reform Cut Congress Out Altogether?” (Mar. 9, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry and Genevieve Nadeau, “Here’s What Electoral Count Act Reform Should Look Like” (Lawfare Institute, Apr. 4. 2022; related Campaign Legal Center event video, Apr. 21, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “State Legislatures Can’t Overturn Presidential Election Results” (May 11, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry, “How to Stop a ‘Rogue Governor’ from Interfering in the Next Election” (Jun. 9, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “ECA Reform Should Scrap the Failed ‘Safe Harbor’ Provision” (Jun. 10, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry, “Simple Reforms Could Prevent Election Chaos” (Reason, Jun. 13, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry and Caleb Brown, “The January 6 Committee and Electoral Reform” (Cato Daily Podcast, Jun. 20, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “John Eastman’s Unsupported Defense of His Jan. 6 Plan” (Jun. 23, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “How to Pick a President: A Guide to Electoral Count Act Reform” (Cato Policy Analysis #931, Jun. 28, 2022 and PDF document version)
  • Andy Craig, “The Limits of Independent State Legislature Theory” (Jul. 6, 2022)
  • Clark Neily, Walter Olson, and Ilya Somin, “Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy: Team Libertarian” (National Constitution Center, Jul. 7, 2022; related Walter Olson blog post, Jul. 13, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Liberal Panic Could Help Trump Steal the Next Election” (The Daily Beast, Jul. 19, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Senators Announce Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022” (Jul. 20, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “What’s in the Collins‐​Manchin ECA Reform, and Where It Goes From Here” (Jul. 22, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry, “Some Potential Improvements to the Electoral Count Reform Act” (Jul. 27, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry and Andy Craig, “Statement for the Record, Hearing on ‘The Electoral Count Act: The Need for Reform’” (Senate Rules Committee testimony, Aug. 3, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry, Andy Craig, and Caleb Brown, “Thomas Berry and Andy Craig on the Electoral Count Act” (Cato Audio, Aug. 3, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Senate Hearing Shows Consensus on Electoral Count Act Reform” (Aug. 4, 2022)
  • Walter Olson, “Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy: a Libertarian View” (Volokh Conspiracy blog, Reason, Aug. 29, 2022; followup Sept. 1, 2022; related Cato at Liberty post, Aug. 29, 2022; related Cato Daily Podcast with Walter Olson and Caleb Brown, Sept. 19, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Valid Grounds for Objections in the Electoral Count Reform Act” (Sept. 1, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Lofgren, Cheney Introduce Bill to Reform the Electoral Count Act” (Sept. 20, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Senate Rules Committee Markup of the Electoral Count Reform Act” (Sept. 27, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Ted Cruz’s Weird, Anti‐​conservative Posturing on Elections” (The Daily Beast, Sept. 30, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Political Violence, the Rule of Law, and the Electoral Count Act” (Oct. 8, 2022)
  • Tom Palmer, “Cato Handbook for Policymakers 2022: Limited Government and the Rule of Law” (2022)
  • Walter Olson, “Cato Handbook for Policymakers 2022: Election Law” (2022)
  • David Boaz, “The New Cato Handbook Is Now Online” (Nov. 16, 2022)
  • Thomas A. Berry, Andy Craig, and Caleb Brown, “Thomas A. Berry and Andy Craig on The Electoral Count Act” (Cato Audio, Dec. 5, 2022)
  • Andy Craig, “Lofgren, Cheney Request Technical Fixes to Electoral Count Reform Act” (Dec. 10, 2022)
  • Walter Olson, “To Strengthen the Electoral College, Enact Electoral Count Act Reform” (Dec. 19, 2022)

An even fuller and more up-to-date list can be found here.