Open Our Democracy Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2655
Sponsor: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2015-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: 

Open Our Democracy Act of 2015 

 
 Requires all candidates for election to the Senate and the House of Representatives to run in an open primary, regardless of political party preference or lack thereof.
 
Limits the ensuing general election to the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the open primary.
 
Gives candidates the option, at the time of filing to run for office, to declare a political party preference, which does not constitute or imply endorsement of the candidate by the party designated.
 
Treats the general election day in the same manner as a legal public holiday for purposes of federal employment.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that private employers should give their employees a day off on the general election day in November 2016 and each even-numbered year thereafter to enable them to cast votes in elections held on that day.
 
Directs the Government Accountability Office to study the procedures used by states to conduct congressional redistricting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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.
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-04
text: Introduced in House