A bipartisan House bill to reform the Electoral Count Act, which explains how presidential votes are counted, would be an improvement over an already helpful Senate proposal to fix the antiquated, convoluted law.

The existing law’s complications and inadequate draftsmanship created room for President Donald Trump’s team to concoct alternative but bogus paths to claim victory in the 2020 election even after states duly certified more than enough electors for Joe Biden to win.