Bill Text: DE HB105 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Elections.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-03 - Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate [HB105 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2013-HB105-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Viola & Sen. Henry
	Reps. Barbieri, Baumbach, J. Johnson, Keeley, Mitchell, Potter, Scott; Sens. Peterson, Poore, Sokola, Townsend

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 105

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend Subchapter V of Chapter 20, Title 15 of the Delaware Code by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as shown by strike through as follows:

§ 2036. Deadline to register to vote: primary and general elections.

The last date to register to vote for any presidential primary, primary, special and general election shall be the fourth Saturday prior to the date of the election day of that election.A person may register to vote at his or her polling place from 7 am to 8 pm by submitting with that person's application a copy of a current and valid government issued photo identification, or an original or legible copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document displaying the name and address of the person registering to vote.The term "current" when used in this section that shall mean within 60days prior to the registration date.

(1) Mail applications postmarked received on or before the deadline shall be considered to be on-time and shall be immediately processed by the departments of elections; and

(2) Applications taken by agencies in accordance with subchapter VII of this chapter and received by the departments of elections on or before the deadline shall be considered on-time and shall be processed by the departments of elections immediately upon receipt.

§ 2037. Deadline to register to vote: special elections.

The last day to register to vote for any special election shall be 10 days prior to the date of the special election.

§ 20387. Registration applications received after a the deadline.

Registration applications received after a the deadline and on or before the date of a primary or general election shall be held and processed following that election.

§ 20398. Registration applications that update a registrant's record.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this title, the departments of elections may process registration applications that change a registrant's address or name until the day prior to a primary or general of any presidential primary, primary, special, or general election.

SYNOPSIS

This bill provides for election day registration for presidential primary, primary, special, and general elections whereas currently the deadline is the fourth Saturday prior to the date of the election.Moreover, same day registration at polling places will be permitted with submission of valid government issued identification or other generally accepted proof of identification.