,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #a1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,house   
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 to     
extend the date provided for the meeting
 of electors of the ,president and ,vice
 ,president in the ,states and the date 
provided for the joint session of       
,congress held for the counting of      
electoral votes1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,count ,every ,vote ,act of
 #bjbj4  #b4 ,extension of dates        
provided for meeting of electors and    
joint session of ,congress for counting 
electoral votes  7a7 ,meeting of        
,electors in ,states ,section #g of     
title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by striking the first ,monday   
after the second ,wednesday in ,december
 next following their appointment and   

inserting the following3 the first day  
7or1 if such day is a ,sunday1 the      
second day7 occurring after the ,january
 #a that next follows their appointment4
  7b7 ,ensuring ,timely ,delivery of    
,certificates and ,votes by ,states     
7#a7 ,certificate of appointed electors 
,section #f of such title is amended by 
striking communicate by registered mail 
under the seal of the ,state to the     
,archivist of the ,united ,states and   
inserting the following3 communicate to 
the ,archivist of the ,united ,states1  
by the most expeditious method available
 7including overnight delivery or a     
secure form of electronic transmission7 
to ensure receipt not later than the    
second day that follows the date        
described in section #g14  7#b7         
,disposition of certificates by electors
 ,section #aa of such title is amended--
 7,a7 by striking by registered mail    
each place it appears2  7,b7 by striking
 ,the electors shall dispose and        
inserting 7a7 ,in ,general4--,the       

electors shall dispose2 and  7,c7 by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7b7 ,method of ,delivery   
and ,transmission ,the electors shall   
carry out the delivery and transmission 
requirements of this section by the most
 expeditious method available 7including
 overnight delivery or a secure form of 
electronic transmission7 to ensure      
receipt of the certificates and lists by
 the ,president of the ,senate and the  
,archivist of the ,united ,states not   
later than the second day that follows  
the date described in section #g4  4    
7#c7 ,final deadline for delivery       
,section #ab of such title is amended-- 
7,a7 by striking the fourth ,wednesday  
in ,december and inserting the second   
day that follows the date described in  
section #g2 and  7,b7 by striking       
transmit same by registered mail to the 
,president of the ,senate at the seat of
 government and inserting the following3
 transmit such certificate and list to  
the ,president of the ,senate at the    

seat of government by such method as may
 be necessary 7including overnight      
delivery or a secure form of electronic 
transmission7 to ensure that such       
certificate and list is received by the 
,president of the ,senate or the        
,archivist of the ,united ,states not   
later than the second day that follows  
the date described in section #g4  7#d7 
,demand on district court judge ,section
 #ac of such title is amended-- 7,a7 by 
striking the fourth ,wednesday in       
,december and inserting the second day  
that follows the date described in      
section #g2  7,b7 by striking send a    
special messenger to and inserting      
immediately notify2 and  7,c7 by        
striking shall forthwith transmit that  
list by the hand of the messenger to the
 seat of government and inserting shall 
take such action as may be necessary    
7including overnight delivery or a      
secure form of electronic transmission7 
to ensure that such certificate and list
 is received by the ,president of the   

,senate not later than #bd hours after  
receipt of the ,archivist's notice4  7c7
 ,joint ,session for ,counting          
,electoral ,votes ,the first sentence of
 section #ae of such title is amended by
 striking the sixth day of ,january     
succeeding every meeting of the electors
 and inserting the following3 the second
 day 7or1 if such day is a ,sunday1 the 
third day7 that follows the deadline for
 the receipt of certificates and votes  
by the ,president of the ,senate or the 
,archivist of the ,united ,states under 
section #ab4  #c4 ,extension of ,safe   
,harbor ,period for ,resolution of      
,controversy or ,contest ,regarding     
,appointment of ,electors ,section #e of
 title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking six days each place 
it appears and inserting #c days4  #d4  
,effective ,date ,the amendments made by
 this ,act shall apply with respect to  
the ,presidential election held in      
,november #bjbj and each succeeding     
,presidential election4