Tag Archive for: Presidential Election Day Act loophole

The Need To Repair The Electoral Count Act To Protect Future Presidential Elections

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | August 4, 2022 In the fall of 2020, Walter Dellinger, the late and widely admired former acting U.S. Solicitor General, […]

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

“Given how close former President Trump came to overturning the 2020 election, there is no room for error in the reform legislation.” – D21 President […]

D21 Testimony On Reforming the Electoral Count Act

  View Democracy 21’s testimony in a PDF   Testimony of Fred Wertheimer, President, Democracy 21   On Reforming the Electoral Count Act  Submitted to Senate […]

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

“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 […]

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

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. […]

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

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 […]

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 […]