A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced two bills on Wednesday, aimed at reforming a long-standing election law that former President Donald Trump used in his failed effort to overturn his 2020 loss to Democratic President Joe Biden.

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A bipartisan group of senators have reached agreement on proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators agreed Wednesday on proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act , the post-Civil War-era law for certifying presidential elections that came under intense scrutiny after the Jan.

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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.

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A bipartisan group of senators agreed Wednesday on proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act, the post-Civil War-era law for certifying presidential elections that came under intense scrutiny after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.

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The change would prevent a repeat of Trump's pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to reject electors from states that narrowly broke for Biden.

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The legislation would also make it more difficult to challenge a state's presidential election results.

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Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) have introduced legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887. The bill would replace ambiguous provisions of the 19th-century law with clear procedures that maintain appropriate state and federal roles.

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