In December, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022, which reforms the Electoral Count Act to remedy the loopholes the previous president exploited to create chaos on January 6, 2021. Among other things, the law clarifies that the Vice President’s role in the process is “solely ministerial,” it clarifies the process by which states deliver electoral votes, and guarantees an expedited review of any claims by an aggrieved candidate.
The Biden White House has prioritized judiciary reform. President Joe Biden may outpace the three previous administrations, while placing more than 100 new judges, many of whom are women and/or people of color, on the bench at the appellate level and, Biden has placed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first black female on the Supreme Court.
