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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Collins-Manchin bill to protect electoral count endorsed at key hearing
The bill would reform the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which former President Donald Trump attempted to exploit in trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2022
Collins, Manchin unveil bipartisan bill to protect electoral count from exploitation
The reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act, spurred by former President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the election, are co-sponsored by 14 senators, including nine Republicans, just shy of the 10 needed to overcome a filibuster.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked
One elector who refused to participate in the plan, which has became a focus of the House Jan. 6 committee, said he was "not going to jump on a bandwagon to say that I know better than the courts."
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
With voting rights bill doomed, King and Collins work to safeguard electoral vote counting
Legal experts say ambiguities in the 1887 Electoral Count Act need correcting to prevent future attempts to overturn presidential elections.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Maine’s members of Congress respond: ‘This doesn’t happen. It’s America.’
The state's senators and representatives condemn the Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, halting the certification of the results of the November election.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2020
Maine Electoral College electors to cast ballots Monday
Maine's four electors will cast three ballots for Joe Biden and one for Donald Trump when they convene in the House chamber of the State House on Monday, while their counterparts across the U.S. will also cast their votes.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2020
Maine’s Electoral College offers young and old a chance to pick a president
Among Maine's four electors are a 79-year-old Oxford Republican and an 18-year-old Democrat from North Yarmouth.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2020
Trump says he’ll leave office if Electoral College seats Biden
Asked whether he would attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration in January, Trump said he knew the answer but didn't want to share it yet.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2020
How and when will Maine cast its electoral votes?
The state's four Electoral College voters are expected to cast 3 votes for Joe Biden and one for Donald Trump next month, even as Republicans loyal to Trump raise the possibility of interventions in some states.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
In reversal, Maine House endorses national popular vote bill
But the measure faces more votes to determine whether Maine should join other states that hope to drop the Electoral College in choosing the president.
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