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Bipartisan group of senators cuts deal to change election laws in response to January 6 attack

Posted on AllSides July 20th, 2022
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A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal to make it harder to overturn a certified presidential election, marking the most significant response by Congress to former President Donald Trump's relentless pressure campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The proposal still needs to be approved by both chambers and will need 60 votes in the Senate to break any filibuster attempt, meaning at least 10 Republicans would be needed to support any legislation. Announcement of the plan kicks off what is expected to be a challenging, months-long process to get...

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/20/politics/electoral-count-act-reform-january-6-response/index.html

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