Delaware House Bill 360 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on June 5 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-12 - Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 4 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill will save the State of Delaware money by having school board elections on the date of the general election and it will increase the voter turnout for school board elections. Currently, school board elections are held on the second Tuesday of May and can occur in any year. The bill will: (1) set school board election to coincide with the general election; (2) align the terms of school board members so their terms expire during a general election year; (3) provide that only registered voters can vote in school board elections; (4) place school board member on the ballot during the general election; and (5) provide that campaign finance laws apply to school board elections.

An Act To Amend Title 14 And Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Boards And School Board Elections.

Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Sen. Dorinda Connor [R]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]
Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Bryon Short [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-12		Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 4 On Its Merits
2012-06-05		Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/060e7aee99dfbc3785257a09004c9f76?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+360/$file/legis.html?open