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H.R. 8492: Count Every Vote Act of 2020

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H.R. 8492: Count Every Vote Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-10-01 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-10-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Count Every Vote Act of 2020

Plain summary

Count Every Vote Act of 2020 This bill revises the electoral college's time frame for presidential elections, particularly with regard to the meeting of electors and the counting of electoral votes. First, the bill requires states to make final determinations of controversies or contests as to the appointment of electors within three (instead of six) days before the electors meet in their respective states to cast their votes for President and Vice President. Further, it extends the date for state electors to meet and vote from the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their appointment to the first day after January 1 following their appointment. In addition, it requires states to deliver certificates of electoral votes in the most expeditious method available, including by overnight delivery or a secure form of electronic transmission. Currently, states may transmit these certificates only by registered mail. Finally, the bill changes the date for the joint session of Congress to count electoral votes from the sixth day of January succeeding the meeting of the state electors to the second day following the extended deadline for the receipt of certificates and votes by the President of the Senate or the Archivist of the United States.

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Official text

Count Every Vote Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ro Khanna (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8492 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116