Count Every Vote Act of 2004

H.R. 5191, the Count Every Vote Act of 2004, proposed changes to the federal timeline for certifying and counting presidential election results to allow more time for resolving legal disputes or vote-counting controversies. The bill would have moved the meeting of the Electoral College from mid-December to January 1st and pushed the joint session of Congress to count those votes to a later date in January. For citizens, this would have extended the window for states to conduct recounts or finish legal challenges, ensuring that all ballots are accounted for before the final national results are certified.