WASHINGTON, D.C. – Christine Chen, Executive
Director of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, made the following
statement after the U.S. House of Representatives took the important step
of passing H.R. 8837, the Presidential Election Reform Act, introduced
by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Liz Cheney (R-WY) to reform
the Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA).
“We applaud the House for passing the Presidential Election
Reform Act. The ECA is a vague, outdated law, and is in dire need of reform.
The determination of who wins the election for president of the United States
cannot be placed in jeopardy as it was on January 6, 2021."
"This new legislation underscores current law
indicating the vice president's role in tallying that states’ electoral vote is
ministerial and that they have no role in determining the validity of any
state’s electoral counts. The bill also clarifies that if members of Congress
object to any electoral votes, such objections should be very specific and tied
to a narrow set of requirements under the Constitution.”
“This legislation also provides a process for presidential
candidates to sue in federal court if a governor or other state official
withholds the state's lawful results from being transmitted to Congress.
Additionally, the bill makes clear that rules governing an election in a given
state cannot be changed by the state after the election and then be applied to
that same election."
“With these changes, we can be more certain that future
elections will not unrightfully cause a constitutional crisis. The integrity
and security of our elections are at stake; the time to update the ECA is now,
while we still can. We urge the Senate to swiftly pass this bipartisan bill,
before it is too late.”
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