Three senators released a draft bill Tuesday that would clarify Congress’ role in tallying the presidential election, even as a separate bipartisan group of more than a dozen lawmakers continues working on a broader elections overhaul.
The bipartisan group has divided its workload into smaller teams to seek agreement on a slate of issues, such as protection of election workers, more funding for the Election Assistance Commission, changes to voting practices and rights, and updating the nation’s Electoral Count Act of 1887 for picking a president.
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins told reporters Monday night that each group has a Republican and Democratic co-chair, and will begin digging into each area this week before reporting back.
