DE HB446 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly

Delaware House Bill 446 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-06-26 - Defeated By House. Votes: 26 YES 14 NO 1 ABSENT
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This constitutional amendment removes outdated constitutional language related to voter qualifications. The voting age has been 18 since the 1970's under federal law which superseded state law.

Title

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article V Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Voting, Qualifications For Voting, And Forfeiture Of Right To Vote.

Roll Calls

2018-06-26 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-26		Defeated By House. Votes: 26 YES 14 NO 1 ABSENT
2018-06-26		Amendment HA 1 to HB 446 - Defeated By House. Votes: 16 YES 24 NO 1 ABSENT
2018-06-13		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
2018-06-07		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Delaware State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=26784
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=26784&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB446
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#30058