It seems unlikely before the midterms but there is a lame duck session after the election where this may pass.
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resolving to yes, as it was part of the omnibus bill that passed https://protectdemocracy.org/work/electoral-count-act/, https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1139951463/electoral-count-act-reform-passes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/19/electoral-count-reform-omnibus/
"The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, sponsored by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) and passed by the Senate as part of the funding package on Thursday, would amend the Electoral Count Act of 1887 and reaffirm that the vice president has only a ministerial role at the joint session of Congress where electoral college votes are counted. The measure also would raise the threshold necessary for members of Congress to object to a stateโs electors."
@octothorpe "With both chambers having passed the measure, it goes to President Bidenโs desk for signature."
It's part of the omnibus: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1139951463/electoral-count-act-reform-passes
"It took almost two years, but on Friday, as part of a government spending package, Congress passed the first federal elections legislation to that aim.
The omnibus spending bill includes a section that would reform the Electoral Count Act, a 1887 law that governs the counting of Electoral College votes in Congress.
For years, legal scholars have worried the law was poorly written and in need of clarification, and former President Donald Trump and his allies targeted the law's ambiguities in their attempts to overturn the 2020 election."
Forbes suggests there will be a senate vote https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2022/11/14/why-the-lame-duck-session-will-be-crucial-for-january-6-investigation-and-election-legislation/?sh=490ad39d7f79
Here is the senate bill tracker https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4573
League of Women Voters seems to think it will pass. Not sure exactly why they are sure but that's why I've got this market! https://www.lwv.org/blog/reforming-electoral-count-act
