Delaware House Bill 400 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: Engrossed on June 18 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-06-18 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Executive 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]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Stell Parker Selby [D]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]
Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]	Rep. Kerri Harris [D]	Rep. Lyndon Yearick [R]

2024-06-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-18		Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
2024-06-18		Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NOT VOTING
2024-06-12		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
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
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55969