Delaware House Bill 41 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-6)
Status: Engrossed on January 24 2019 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-15 - Amendment SA 1 to HB 41 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Section 1 of this bill 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. Section 2 of the bill changes the deadline for a minor political party selecting its candidate at the partys convention. Section 3 of the bill changes the deadline for filing certificates of nomination from September 1st to April 1st. 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.

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

Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]
Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. David Bentz [D]
Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]	Rep. Timothy Dukes [R]
Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. John Viola [D]
Rep. Lyndon Yearick [R]

2019-01-24 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-15		Amendment SA 1 to HB 41 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2020-01-15		Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2019-01-25		Assigned to Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
2019-01-24		Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 NO
2019-01-23		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 Favorable
2019-01-16		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=37093
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=37093&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB41
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#40384