Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and Republican Sen. Susan Collins led a group of 16 bipartisan senators who introduced new legislation Wednesday to overhaul the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which former President Donald Trump tried to exploit to stay in power.
The Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 would clear up, among other things, the role of the vice president - explicitly making his or her role ceremonial when the Electoral College votes are counted during the joint session of Congress on the January 6th following a presidential election.
The vice president 'does not have any power to solely determine, accept, reject, or otherwise adjudicate disputes over electors,' explained a one-sheeter on the fresh legislation.
It also identifies a state's governor - unless state law says otherwise - as the person submitting electors to Congress, so a plot to send 'alternate electors' to Congress wouldn't be possible.
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