Tag Archive for: Electoral Count Act

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

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 […]

A Dangerous 177-Year-Old Election Loophole Must Be Closed (Or The Next Presidential Coup May Succeed)

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 14, 2022 The House Jan. 6th Committee hearings have documented that central to the attempted presidential coup by former […]

Trump’s Next Presidential Coup Attempt Could Work Unless Existing Laws Are Repaired, D21 President Fred Wertheimer Warns In New Just Security Op-Ed

If Donald Trump is nominated again in 2024, “another attempt at a Trump presidential coup is far more likely to succeed – unless flawed laws, […]

Reforming The Electoral Count Act Does Not Address The Democracy Crisis Facing Our Nation

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE  |  February 3, 2022 Following the defeat last month of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, essential voting rights […]

Leadership Conference On Civil And Human Rights And 53 Other Groups, Including Democracy 21, Urge Congress To Remain Focused On The Fight For Voting Rights

Reforms to the Electoral Count Act (ECA) are “needed and welcome, but they simply are not adequate to meet the current moment.” As Congress considers […]

Will The Senate Protect Democracy Or Will The Big Lie Prevail?

  WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE  |  JANUARY 6, 2022 Today, one year after the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol, our democracy faces its greatest internal threat […]

Wertheimer/Eisen Op-Ed In The Washington Post: Fixing The Electoral Count Act Is No Substitute For Real Election Reform

  No one should fall for the Electoral Count Act “bait & switch,” D21 President Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen, President Obama’s ethics czar, write. […]