Delaware House Bill 191 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-04-09 - Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 3 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill expands the business or occupation category of permissible absentee voters to include those who are unable to appear at the polling place “because of the nature of such person’s business occupation, including the business or occupation of providing care to his or her parent, spouse, or child who may require care due to illness, disability, or injury, or may require such person to travel or work such hours which might preclude them from appearing at their regular polling location. The bill also eliminates the requirement to have any affidavit requesting an absentee ballot be notarized.

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Absentee Voting.

Rep. D.E. Williams [D]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]
Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. James Johnson [D]	Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]
Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Rep. Charles Potter [D]	Rep. Darryl Scott [D]
Rep. Bryon Short [D]	Rep. Melanie Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-09	House	Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 3 On Its Merits
2013-06-12	House	Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/81d1f7b4e66e6d8785257b74006acb36?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+191/$file/legis.html?open