H.R. 163 · 116th Congress
Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Introduced
- 2019-01-03
- Latest action
- 2019-01-03 · Introduced in House
Summary
Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act or the CLEAN Elections Act
This bill establishes requirements for nonpartisan redistricting and open primary elections.
States must (1) conduct congressional redistricting using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission, beginning with the 2020 census; and (2) hold open primaries for federal elections.
A state may not use federal funds provided for election administration purposes unless it certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that it (1) conducts redistricting for its state legislative districts using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission, and (2) holds open primaries for elections for state and local office.