"The new law is good because it prevents grandstanding by a handful of senators and congressmen who want to make a stink. ... It takes more to do it now," said Rex VanMiddlesworth, a board member for Keep Our Republic, a bipartisan group seeking to increase confidence in elections.
"Making it clear that there's one valid slate coming from each state reduces the risk that Congress can subvert the election," added Catie Kelley, senior director for policy and strategic partnerships at the Campaign Legal Center.
Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) explained, "it made sense to make the law such that it wasn't one or two people objecting," calling the new threshold "very reasonable."
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