3.0.0 8492 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z House HR 2020-10-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:H.R. 8492.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 states: ``The Congress maydetermine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day onwhich they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be thesame throughout the United States.''[Page H5640]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T13:04:10Z 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 N R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2020-10-16 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-10-16 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2020-10-16 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2020-10-16 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2020-10-16 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-10-16 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2020-11-05 False Government Operations and Politics Computers and information technology Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal district courts Government information and archives Judges Postal service Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-10-01 Introduced in House 2021-08-30T16:31:35Z Count Every Vote Act of 2020

This bill revises the electoral college's time frame for presidential elections, particularly with regard to the meeting of electors and the counting of electoral votes.

First, the bill requires states to make final determinations of controversies or contests as to the appointment of electors within three (instead of six) days before the electors meet in their respective states to cast their votes for President and Vice President.

Further, it extends the date for state electors to meet and vote from the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their appointment to the first day after January 1 following their appointment.

In addition, it requires states to deliver certificates of electoral votes in the most expeditious method available, including by overnight delivery or a secure form of electronic transmission. Currently, states may transmit these certificates only by registered mail.

Finally, the bill changes the date for the joint session of Congress to count electoral votes from the sixth day of January succeeding the meeting of the state electors to the second day following the extended deadline for the receipt of certificates and votes by the President of the Senate or the Archivist of the United States.

]]> Count Every Vote Act of 2020 Display Title Count Every Vote Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Count Every Vote Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 3, United States Code, to extend the date provided for the meeting of electors of the President and Vice President in the States and the date provided for the joint session of Congress held for the counting of electoral votes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8492ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8492ih.xml 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.