Cheney talks election reforms and partisanship during Jackson forum

During a forum in Jackson, Wyoming U.S. Representative Liz Cheney said election reforms are needed, but she opposes ideas that would infringe on a state’s ability to run an election.

The event was called Defending our Constitution and Elections. When asked why she opposed the 2021 John Lewis Freedom to Vote Act, Cheney said she opposed the atct and other proposed legislation that she said would give the federal government too much power to control states.

Cheney said there are some reforms she supports, such as Voter I.D.          

“Making sure that we have absentee ballots open and counted. We need to have an end to the election, it’d be nice to have the end be on election day. I think that we also ought to work to clean and clear out voter rolls,” said Cheney.

She also opposes ballot harvesting, which is when a group or individual collects ballots and turns them in for others. Cheney said the solution is to empower states to ensure the integrity of elections.