FAIR MAP Act

HR 7219, the FAIR MAP Act, requires states to redraw congressional districts to be contiguous, compact, and non-partisan, avoiding favoritism toward incumbents or political parties. It mandates that districts maintain population equality based on citizen and legally present immigrant counts (excluding undocumented individuals) and prohibits states from redrawing districts more than once between federal censuses unless required by court order. The bill also adds a citizenship checkbox to the 2030 and future decennial censuses to determine apportionment and bans ranked-choice voting for federal elections. Additionally, it requires photo ID for in-person voting and signature verification for mail ballots for federal races, effective after 2026. These provisions directly affect how states establish congressional maps and conduct federal elections.