Lawmakers are concerned that the January 6 Capitol riot created a plan to stage another coup in four years.
The Electoral Count Act, which sets procedures for the counting of Electoral College votes, could be used to favor a candidate even if they don't win enough votes.
A lot of what we saw in 2020 and the aftermath of the election was testing the waters to see where there are weaknesses in the system of laws that govern us, according to Arizona's Democratic Secretary of State.
We are at risk of these things happening again if we don't tighten these laws.
The American Oversight found that supporters of Donald Trump tried to take on the roles of electors and won.
Republicans in seven states tried to change the result of the election.
The supports in various swing states argued that the alternate electors could vote toelect Trump.
Boris Epshteyn, a former adviser to the Trump campaign, admitted to playing a role in the scheme.
In January, Epshteyn told MSNBC that he was part of the process to make sure there were alternate electors.
A memo written by a lawyer for Donald Trump showed several scenarios about how the election could be overturned by former Vice President Mike Pence. The election for President Joe Biden was still certified by Pence.
The January 6 committee is investigating who came up with the scheme. Stephen Miller, a top Trump White House adviser, spoke to the panel about the plan.
The bogus electors are being interviewed by the committee to understand how they were recruited.
There is no guarantee that the fake electors will be thrown out in future elections if the Electoral Count Act is reformed.
Matthew Seligman, an election law expert, told NBC News that the most important question is how do we make sure there is no political actor in Congress or state government that can elevate those fake electors into something that might actually get counted.
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