DE HB25 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Passed on July 22 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-07-22 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

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 an application along with a copy of a current and valid government issued photo identification or a current government document displaying the name and address of the person registering to vote. The effective date is January 1, 2022.

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Title

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

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-06-22 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-06-07 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 24 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-07-22 Signed by Governor
2022-06-22 Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO
2022-06-22 Amendment SA 1 to HS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 7 YES 14 NO
2022-06-22 Amendment SA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2022-06-15 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2022-06-07 Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
2022-06-07 Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 13 NO 4 ABSENT
2022-06-07 Amendment HA 2 to HS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 14 YES 26 NO 1 ABSENT
2022-06-07 Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2022-06-07 Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2022-04-13 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
2021-05-13 Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 25, and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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Bill Comments

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