House passes election reform bill to curb future interference; 9 Republicans join Democrats - WEIS

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House on Wednesday approved a post-Jan. 6 election reform bill intended to blunt future challenges to presidential elections. The Presidential Election Reform Act, crafted largely by Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., passed by a 229-203 vote, with nine Republicans joining the Democratic majority in favor of it.

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