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Bill to protect electoral vote counts could pass next week, but time is short

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation December 15, 2022

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A to prevent anyone from trying to replay former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of a presidential election during the ceremonial counting of Electoral College votes is looking very likely to get across the finish line before the current Congress ends Jan. 3. Maine’s senators, Republican Susan Collins and independent Angus King, have been at the forefront of the effort to correct the shortcomings in the 1887... + full article



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