CLEAN Elections Act

This proposal would require every state to use an independent, nonpartisan commission to draw U.S. House district maps. The commission must have the same number of members from each of the two largest political parties in the state, and no member can be an elected official. The goal is to take map‑drawing out of the hands of politicians and place it with a balanced, independent group.

It also ties some federal election money to fair map‑drawing at the state level: a state can’t use federal funds for running elections unless it certifies that its state legislative maps are also drawn by an independent, nonpartisan commission. The change to congressional maps applies starting with the redistricting tied to the 2020 census, and the state‑level change applies with the first redistricting after this becomes law.

• Who is affected: All states, voters, and election officials who rely on federal election funds.
• What changes: Congressional and state legislative maps must be drawn by independent commissions with equal members from the two largest parties and no elected officials on the panel.
• When: For Congress, starting with redistricting based on the 2020 census; for state legislatures, with the first redistricting after this becomes law (to access federal election funds).