What is the Electoral Count Act, and why are people calling for it to be revised?

But recently, some Republicans have proposed getting Congress out of the role of elections entirely by changing or getting rid of the Electoral Count Act, a sort of olive branch (or trap, depending on how you look at it) for Democrats who have failed to pass election legislation. “It obviously has some flaws, and it is, I think, worth discussing,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has said.