Delaware House Bill 400

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-16 - Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act moves the date of primary elections for statewide office, county office, and municipal office to the fourth Tuesday in April, which is the date of the presidential primary (in presidential election years). The dates for submitting and withdrawing notification of candidacy have been adjusted accordingly, as have the dates for notice of filing fees and background checks. Section 4 changes the closed period in which a voter is not allowed to change his or her political affiliation to match the 60-day limit in 15 Del. C. § 3189 for presidential primaries. This Act is applicable to all primary elections after December 31, 2025.

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

Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Stell Parker Selby [D]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]
Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-16		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141403
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141403&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB400