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December 15, 2021
Blog

Republicans Should Support Electoral Count Act Reform
… candidate who won the Electoral College while losing the national popular vote. That includes Trump’s victory in 2016. The Electoral Count Act as it stands puts the Electoral College on shaky ground, effectively subject to the whims of mere …
By Andy Craig
March 12, 2024
Blog

How the Electoral College Works to Cabin Fraud and Misconduct
… and author Emily Conrad. Cato scholars were closely involved in the successful 2022 effort to clarify and improve the old Electoral Count Act and replace it with the Electoral Count Reform Act. And Andrew Craig finds fatal flaws in the …
By Walter Olson
June 28, 2022
Policy Analysis

No. 931
How to Pick a President: A Guide to Electoral Count Act Reform
A careful reading of the Constitution’s text and appreciation of its structural implications can provide us with both a better process and one less prone to potential subversion.
By Andy Craig
January 6, 2023
Blog

Two Years After January 6, Electoral Count Act Reform Is Now Law
The electoral college process will stand on much safer footing two years from now than it did two years ago.
By Thomas A. Berry
December 23, 2022
Blog

George Washington’s Legacy and the Electoral Count Reform Act
On an auspicious anniversary, a commitment to abide by Washington’s example.
By Andy Craig
December 19, 2022
Blog

To Strengthen the Electoral College, Enact Electoral Count Act Reform
Americans will go on debating whether some version of a national popular vote would be preferable to the Electoral College. Those who value the Electoral College as an institution should want it to work smoothly and as intended — which is among the best arguments for updating and clarifying the creaky Electoral Count Act of 1887.
By Walter Olson
December 10, 2022
Blog

Lofgren, Cheney Request Technical Fixes to Electoral Count Reform Act
The deadline to get ECA reform done is fast approaching.
By Andy Craig
October 8, 2022
Blog

Political Violence, the Rule of Law, and the Electoral Count Act
By Andy Craig
September 27, 2022
Blog

Senate Rules Committee Markup of the Electoral Count Reform Act
A key step in the process addresses some of the differences between the House and Senate bills.
By Andy Craig
September 20, 2022
Blog

Lofgren, Cheney Introduce Bill to Reform the Electoral Count Act
Considering the differences between this House bill and its Senate counterpart, and how the two might be reconciled.
By Andy Craig
August 4, 2022
Blog

Senate Hearing Shows Consensus on Electoral Count Act Reform
Also: Sen. Roy Blunt raises a needed fix to presidential succession.
By Andy Craig
August 3, 2022
Testimony

Statement for the Record, Hearing on ‘The Electoral Count Act: The Need for Reform’
This law must stand the test of time, able to safely govern presidential elections for many years to come.
By Thomas A. Berry and Andy Craig
July 27, 2022
Blog

Some Potential Improvements to the Electoral Count Reform Act
The Senate bill to update the Electoral Count Act would be a welcome reform. But there is still some room for improvement.
By Thomas A. Berry
July 20, 2022
Blog

Senators Announce Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022
The long-awaited bill is unveiled, largely aligned with what Cato scholars and others have advocated.
By Andy Craig
March/April 2023
Policy Report

Cato Scholarship on Electoral Count Act Helped Drive Big Win
Fixing the law to avoid another January 6 confrontation