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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 1 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics r... · Sec. 2414

Sec. 2414. Establishment of related entities

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Each State shall establish a nonpartisan agency in the legislative branch of the State government to appoint the members of the independent redistricting commission for the State in accordance with section 2411. For purposes of this subsection, an agency shall be considered to be nonpartisan if under law the agency— is required to provide services on a nonpartisan basis; is required to maintain impartiality; and is prohibited from advocating for the adoption or rejection of any legislative proposal.
Not later than January 15 of a year ending in the numeral one, the nonpartisan agency established or designated under this subsection shall provide the members of the independent redistricting commission with initial training on their obligations as members of the commission, including obligations under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other applicable laws. The nonpartisan agency established or designated under this subsection shall adopt and publish regulations, after notice and opportunity for comment, establishing the procedures that the agency will follow in fulfilling its duties under this subtitle, including the procedures to be used in vetting the qualifications and political affiliation of applicants and in creating the selection pools, the randomized process to be used in selecting the initial members of the independent redistricting commission, and the rules that the agency will apply to ensure that the agency carries out its duties under this subtitle in a maximally transparent, publicly accessible, and impartial manner.
At its option, a State may designate an existing agency in the legislative branch of its government to appoint the members of the independent redistricting commission plan for the State under this subtitle, so long as the agency meets the requirements for nonpartisanship under this subsection. If a State does not designate an existing agency under paragraph
(5)but instead establishes a new agency to serve as the nonpartisan agency under this section, the new agency shall terminate upon the enactment into law of the redistricting plan for the State. The State shall ensure that the records of the nonpartisan agency are retained in the appropriate State archive in such manner as may be necessary to enable the State to respond to any civil action brought with respect to congressional redistricting in the State. The State shall meet the requirements of this subsection not later than each October 15 of a year ending in the numeral nine. Each State shall appoint a Select Committee on Redistricting to approve or disapprove a selection pool developed by the independent redistricting commission for the State under section 2412. The Select Committee on Redistricting for a State under this subsection shall consist of the following members: One member of the upper house of the State legislature, who shall be appointed by the leader of the party with the greatest number of seats in the upper house. One member of the upper house of the State legislature, who shall be appointed by the leader of the party with the second greatest number of seats in the upper house. One member of the lower house of the State legislature, who shall be appointed by the leader of the party with the greatest number of seats in the lower house. One member of the lower house of the State legislature, who shall be appointed by the leader of the party with the second greatest number of seats in the lower house. In the case of a State with a unicameral legislature, the Select Committee on Redistricting for the State under this subsection shall consist of the following members: Two members of the State legislature appointed by the chair of the political party of the State whose candidate received the highest percentage of votes in the most recent Statewide election for Federal office held in the State. Two members of the State legislature appointed by the chair of the political party whose candidate received the second highest percentage of votes in the most recent Statewide election for Federal office held in the State. The State shall meet the requirements of this subsection not later than each January 15 of a year ending in the numeral zero.
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