Yvette Herrell Votes To Allow Another January 6th

Last night, the House passed the Presidential Election Reform Act in response to MAGA Republicans' attempts to overturn the 2020 election and the deadly January 6th attack on the US Capitol. Yvette Herrell followed party boss orders and voted no. The bill strengthens the Electoral Count Act (ECA) by reinforcing that:

• The vice president doesn't have the power to reject state's electoral votes, like House Republicans and MAGA supporters pressured former Vice President Mike Pence to do.

• Members of Congress should only be able to object to electoral slates in very specific ways, with founded claims.

• State governors are required by law to submit real, lawful election results. Statewide candidates and even donors funding candidates running for federal office have tried to intervene at the state level to overturn the will of voters and advance fake electors.

• Laws cannot be changed after the election occurs, preventing lawmakers from altering laws just because they don't like the results.

REMINDER:

• 139 House Republicans voted to overturn the 2020 election results, including Herrell.

• Herrell has cast doubt on the 2020 election results. Herrell described the support of MAGA extremist and disgraced former -Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin as the endorsement she was 'most proud of.' A federal judge convicted Griffin for his participation in the January 6th insurrection.

• Herrell voted against investigating the attack on the Capitol and events leading up to it.

DCCC spokesperson Maddy Mundy:
"This vote is yet another reminder of the active threat that MAGA Republicans pose to democratic elections. Yvette Herrell just voted to allow MAGA party bosses to throw out people's votes if they don't like the results of an election. If Herrell had it her way, we could see violent attacks like January 6th become a regular occurrence in our country."