DE HB47 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-7)
Status: Passed on July 28 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-28 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

This bill removes the notary requirement for requests for absentee ballots. Delaware is the only state that requires a notary to authorize a voter's affidavit for an absentee ballot. In some cases, the potential voter may have to pay for the notary and Delaware essentially charges them to vote.

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Title

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Absentee Voting.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-06-22 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2017-06-21 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2017-03-21 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-07-28 Signed by Governor
2017-06-22 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
2017-06-21 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
2017-06-21 Amendment SA 1 to HB 47 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
2017-04-26 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2017-03-21 Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
2017-03-21 Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT
2017-03-21 Amendment HA 2 to HB 47 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2017-03-21 Amendment HA 2 to HB 47 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2017-03-21 Amendment HA 1 to HB 47 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2017-03-21 Amendment HA 1 to HB 47 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2017-03-15 Reported Out of Committee (House Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
2017-01-24 Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

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Bill Comments

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