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To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting.
Summary
This bill requires states to use nonpartisan independent redistricting commissions to conduct congressional redistricting beginning with the 2020 census. A commission must have equal representation from the state's two largest political parties and cannot include elected public officials. States that receive federal funds for election administration must also use independent commissions for state legislative redistricting. The bill applies to all 50 states and establishes a uniform commission structure for redistricting in place of the current system where state legislatures directly control the process.
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Actions (2)
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act” or the “CLEAN Elections Act”.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING USE OF INDEPENDENT NONPARTISAN COMMISSIONS TO CARRY OUT REDISTRICTING.
(a) Requirement.—
(1) Congressional redistricting.—Each State shall conduct Congressional redistricting (beginning with the redistricting carried out pursuant to the decennial census conducted during 2020) in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.
(2) Redistricting for state legislative districts.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may not use any funds provided by the Federal Government directly for election administration purposes unless the State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that the State conducts redistricting for State legislative districts in the State (beginning with the first such redistricting carried out after the date of the enactment of this Act) in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.
(b) Nonpartisan Independent Status.—For purposes of this section, a commission shall be considered to be a nonpartisan independent commission if—
(1) the number of its members who are affiliated with the political party with the largest percentage of the registered voters in the State who are affiliated with a political party (as determined with respect to the most recent statewide election for Federal office held in the State for which such information is available) is equal to the number of its members who are affiliated with the political party with the second largest percentage of the registered voters in the State who are affiliated with a political party (as so determined); and
(2) none of its members is an elected public official.
(c) State Defined.—In this section, the term “State” means each of the several States. <all>
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