,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,fitzpatrick introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se   
,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !        
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to 
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! use ( 
indep5d5t nonp>tisan commissions to c>ry
 out congressional r$i/rict+ & to       
require ,/ates to hold op5 prim>ies =   
elections = ,f$]al (fice4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,citiz5 
,legislature ,anti-,corruption ,re=m (  
,elections ,act or ! ,,clean ,elections 
,act4  #b4 ,requir+ use ( indep5d5t     
nonp>tisan commissions to c>ry out      
r$i/rict+  7a7 ,requirem5t  7#a7        
,congressional r$i/rict+ ,ea* ,/ate %all
 conduct ,congressional r$i/rict+       
7beg9n+ ) ! r$i/rict+ c>ri$ out pursuant
 to ! dec5nial c5sus conduct$ dur+      

#bjbj7 9 accordance ) a r$i/rict+ plan  
develop$ by a nonp>tisan indep5d5t      
r$i/rict+ commission4  7#b7 ,r$i/rict+ =
 ,/ate legislative di/ricts ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 a ,/ate may n use 
any funds provid$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
directly = election adm9i/ration        
purposes unless ! ,/ate c]tifies to !   
,election ,assi/ance ,commission t !    
,/ate conducts r$i/rict+ = ,/ate        
legislative di/ricts 9 ! ,/ate 7beg9n+ )
 ! fir/ su* r$i/rict+ c>ri$ out aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act7 9         
accordance ) a r$i/rict+ plan develop$  
by a nonp>tisan indep5d5t r$i/rict+     
commission4  7b7 ,nonp>tisan indep5d5t  
/atus ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a      
commission %all be consid]$ to be a     
nonp>tisan indep5d5t commission if--    
7#a7 ! numb] ( its memb]s :o are        
affiliat$ ) ! political p>ty ) ! l>ge/  
p]c5tage ( ! regi/]$ vot]s 9 ! ,/ate :o 
are affiliat$ ) a political p>ty 7z     
det]m9$ ) respect to ! mo/ rec5t        
,/atewide election = ,f$]al (fice held 9

 ! ,/ate = :i* su* in=mation is         
available7 is equal to ! numb] ( its    
memb]s :o are affiliat$ ) ! political   
p>ty ) ! second l>ge/ p]c5tage ( !      
regi/]$ vot]s 9 ! ,/ate :o are affiliat$
 ) a political p>ty 7z s det]m9$72 &    
7#b7 none ( its memb]s is an elect$     
public (ficial4  7c7 ,/ate def9$ ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !      
sev]al ,/ates4  #c4 ,requir+ op5        
prim>ies  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,elections 
= ,f$]al (fice ,ea* ,/ate %all hold op5 
prim>ies = elections = ,f$]al (fice held
 9 ! ,/ate4  7#b7 ,elections = ,/ate &  
local (fice ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (
 law1 a ,/ate may n use any funds       
provid$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t directly =
 election adm9i/ration purposes unless !
 ,/ate c]tifies to ! ,election          
,assi/ance ,commission t ! ,/ate holds  
op5 prim>ies = elections = ,/ate & local
 (fice4  7b7 ,op5 prim>ies describ$ ,=  
purposes ( ?is section1 a ,/ate holds   
op5 prim>ies = an election = an (fice if
 any individual :o is regi/]$ to vote 9 

a g5]al election = su* (fice 9 ! ,/ate  
may ca/ a ballot 9 any prim>y election  
7includ+ a prim>y election held = !     
selection ( delegates to a national     
nom9at+ conv5tion ( a political p>ty & a
 prim>y election held = ! expression ( a
 pref]5ce = ! nom9ation ( individuals = 
election to ! (fice ( ,presid5t7 held by
 any political p>ty to nom9ate c&idates 
= election = t (fice1 includ+ a         
conv5tion or caucus ( a political p>ty  
:i* has au?ority to nom9ate a c&idate4  
7c7 ,/ate def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m   
,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #ija ( ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act (    
#bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baada74  7d7      
,effective date ,subsection 7a7 %all    
apply ) respect to elections held aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4