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Last night, the House passed the Presidential Election Reform Act in response to MAGA Republicans’ attempts to overturn the 2020 election and the deadly January 6th attack on the US Capitol. David Valadao followed party boss orders and voted no. The bill strengthens the Electoral Count Act (ECA) by reinforcing that:
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The vice president doesn’t have the power to reject state’s electoral votes, like House Republicans and MAGA supporters pressured former Vice President Mike Pence to do.
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Members of Congress should only be able to object to electoral slates in very specific ways, with founded claims.
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State governors are required by law to submit real, lawful election results. Statewide candidates and even donors funding candidates running for federal office have tried to intervene at the state level to overturn the will of voters and advance fake electors.
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Laws cannot be changed after the election occurs, preventing lawmakers from altering laws just because they don’t like the results.
DCCC spokesperson Marcus W. Robinson:
“This vote is yet another reminder of the active threat that MAGA Republicans pose to democratic elections. David Valadao just voted to allow MAGA party bosses to throw out people’s votes if they don’t like the results of an election. If Valadao had it his way, we could see violent attacks like January 6th become a regular occurrence in our country.”
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