DE SB57 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Passed on June 9 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-09 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Passed on June 9 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-09 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
In Chiafalo v. Washington, 140 S.Ct. 2316 (2020), the United States Supreme Court made clear that states have the authority to remove or punish presidential electors who do not adhere to their obligation to vote faithfully for their parties candidates.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Presidential Electors.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-05-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 31 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 16 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 16 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2023-05-18 | Passed By House. Votes: 31 YES 8 NO 2 ABSENT | |
| 2023-05-17 | Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-04-20 | Assigned to Administration Committee in House | |
| 2023-04-06 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 3 NO 2 ABSENT | |
| 2023-03-29 | Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-03-01 | Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate |
