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H.R. 163

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CLEAN Elections Act
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Committee
Latest Action · January 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
January 3, 2019
Cosponsors (1)
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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.

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