FAIR MAP Act
House Bill Proposes Banning Ranked Choice Voting and Excluding Non-Citizens from Census Apportionment
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill sets new rules for how states draw congressional districts. Districts would have to be compact, connected, and could not be drawn to favor one political party or candidate over another. States would also be limited to drawing these maps only once every ten years after the census.
- Starting in 2030, the census would include a question about citizenship and legal status. People living in the U.S. without legal status would no longer be counted when deciding how many seats in Congress or how many Electoral College votes each state gets.
- The policy would ban "ranked choice voting" for all federal elections, which is a system where voters rank candidates in order of preference. It would also stop states from allowing "same-day registration," meaning people would have to register to vote before Election Day.
- Voters would be required to show a government-issued photo ID to vote in person for federal offices. For those voting by mail, election officials would have to verify that the signature on the ballot matches the one on file in the state's voter registration system.
- These changes would only apply to federal elections, such as those for President, the House of Representatives, and the Senate. States would still be allowed to use their own rules and systems for local and state-level elections, like picking a mayor or a governor.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
This bill would exclude undocumented immigrants from the census count used to decide how many congressional seats and Electoral College votes each state gets. Starting with the 2030 census, a citizenship/legal status question would be added, and people without legal status would not be counted for apportionment purposes. This could reduce political representation in areas where undocumented immigrants live in large numbers, indirectly reducing their communities' influence on federal resource allocation.
State Impacts
Milestones
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
FAIR MAP Act
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