Former NFL Commissioner PAUL TAGLIABUE wrote an op-ed in NEWSWEEK where he argues for election integrity under the headline “We Must Protect Our Democracy.” Tagliabue wrote, “These are not traditional or ordinary times; they are unprecedented times. ... It requires voices in all quarters of the private sector to speak out now and contribute to the consensus case for Congressional action before it's too late. The Senate Rules Committee and the bipartisan 16-member Senate Working Group have made excellent starts on legislation to ensure our democracy's survival by proposing legislation such as the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act. Such legislation would define a balanced, bipartisan framework for resolving electoral disputes in presidential elections. This will help guarantee that the choices of voters in all states will be respected, not undermined, when electoral votes are tabulated. ... And a reformed Act could serve to limit the misinformation and other abuses that plague our elections, helping to reduce the risks of violence becoming a legitimate tool in our political discourse” (NEWSWEEK, 10/3).
