Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021. Photo: Julian Leshay/Shutterstock.com

City Bar Supports US House's Newly Passed Electoral Reform Act Overhaul

"The City Bar urges Congress not to forgo this opportunity to adopt critical ECA [Electoral Count Act] reforms needed in order to avoid subversion of future presidential elections and ensure that the composition of each state's electoral delegation accurately reflects the results of a free and fair election in that state," the bar group said.

September 23, 2022 at 12:45 PM

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Bar Associations

Jason Grant
Staff reporter

The New York City Bar Association has put its support behind a U.S. House of Representatives bill passed on Wednesday that is aimed at curtailing challenges to presidential elections that the bar association said could subvert the people's vote, and that was passed in reaction to the events of Jan. 6, 2021.