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D21 Urges Senate To Make Important Changes To Electoral Count Reform Act To Ensure It Can Effectively Prevent Future Efforts To Steal The Presidency

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“Given how close former President Trump came to overturning the 2020 election, there is no room for error in the reform legislation.” – D21 President Fred Wertheimer The Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 (ECRA), which would reform two antiquated 19th-century laws that govern the presidential election process, “is important and necessary reform,” but there […]

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D21 Testimony On Reforming the Electoral Count Act

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  View Democracy 21’s testimony in a PDF   Testimony of Fred Wertheimer, President, Democracy 21   On Reforming the Electoral Count Act  Submitted to Senate Rules Committee Hearing On “The Electoral Count Act: The Need For Reform”   August 3, 2022   Chairwoman Klobuchar, Ranking Member Blunt, and members of the Senate Rules Committee, Democracy 21 […]

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Collins-Manchin Bill Repairs Flawed 19th-Century Presidential Election Laws, But Important Changes In Bill Are Needed

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“This is the beginning of the legislative process, not the end.”  Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 28, 2022 Last week, a bipartisan group of Senators, led by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), proposed legislation to repair two antiquated 19th-century laws that govern how presidential elections work. Both laws are seriously flawed […]

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Wertheimer On NBC Think: Trump Proved Flawed 19th-Century Election Laws Are Ticking Time Bombs

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Congress has an opportunity to finally fix the flawed Presidential Election Day Act of 1845 and the Electoral Count Act of 1887. It can’t fail. Former President Donald Trump’s “plot to steal the 2020 presidential election was eye-opening. Congress must act now to ensure that any future attempt to steal the presidency does not succeed […]

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The Overwhelming Evidence Of The Jan. 6 Hearings And Why Trump Must Be Held Accountable

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 21, 2022 The House Jan. 6 hearings have exceeded all expectations. Blockbuster hearing after blockbuster hearing have produced overwhelming evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that former President Donald Trump led a conspiracy to attempt to steal the 2020 presidential election he had clearly lost and that he incited the […]

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NEW! Highlights Of Evidence Revealed In Jan. 6 Hearings Released Today On Just Security

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Criminal Evidence Tracker Details Key Witness Testimony Received To Date By Jan. 6 Committee A new Criminal Evidence Tracker: Highlights, published on Just Security, offers highlights of key evidence and testimony presented in the first seven hearings of the House Jan. 6th Committee. The Tracker: Highlights is drawn from the Criminal Evidence Tracker published by Just Security after each of the Committee’s first seven hearings.The Tracker was […]

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NEW! Jan. 6th Hearing Scheduled For Thursday, July 21. When/Where To Watch, Plus Background And Resources

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  “This is deadly serious. This is American democracy. This story deserves more attention. It’s a primetime story, but it’s not a one-and-done special movie. This is real life. This is democracy under the microscope.” – Robert Costa, Investigative Reporter, CBS News NEXT HEARING: Thursday, July 21, at 8 p.m. Eastern The hearing is expected to focus […]

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Statement Of D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Collins/Manchin ECA Reform Proposal Released Today

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A bipartisan group of Senators, led by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), released their proposal today to reform seriously flawed 19th-century laws that govern presidential elections. The laws include the Presidential Election Day Act of 1845 and the Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA), into which the 1845 Act was incorporated. Democracy 21 is […]

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UPDATED! “Criminal Evidence Tracker, 7th Edition” – Includes New Evidence From Jan. 6th Hearings

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UPDATED “Criminal Tracker, 7th Edition” Compiles Evidence Of Possible Criminal Activities By Trump In His Coup Attempt To Overturn 2020 Election; Includes New Evidence Learned In Jan. 6th Hearings The Tracker, prepared by former Amb. Norman Eisen, CREW, And Democracy 21, Has Been Updated With New Evidence Revealed In The Jan. 6 Committee Hearings A […]

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Wertheimer/Eisen Op-Ed On CNN: The Next Jan. 6 Committee Hearing Will Be Another Blockbuster

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The House Jan. 6th Committee hearings have told a “gripping story” of Trump’s attempted coup and exceeded expectations, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and former Amb. Norman Eisen write in an op-ed published today on CNN.  The Committee’s task for its next hearing, currently scheduled for Thursday, July 21, Wertheimer and Eisen write, “is to […]

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