President Joe Biden spoke a lot about saving democracy on the midterm campaign trail but has been mostly silent about a concrete bipartisan reform designed to avoid a repeat of 2020’s aftermath.

Congressional leaders from both parties have expressed support throughout 2022 for reforming the Electoral Count Act, a vaguely worded bill from 1887 that former President Donald Trump exploited in the run-up to Jan. 6.
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