Bill Text: DE SB25 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend The Charter Of The Town Of Laurel Relating To The Manner Of Holding Biannual Municipal Election.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-24 - Signed by Governor [SB25 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-SB25-Draft.html
SPONSOR: |
Sen. Richardson & Rep. Dukes |
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DELAWARE STATE SENATE 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
SENATE BILL NO. 25 |
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF LAUREL RELATING TO THE MANNER OF HOLDING BIANNUAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
Section 1.Amend the Charter of the Town of Laurel by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
Manner of Holding Biannual Municipal Election
Section 8.
(c)At such General Municipal Election, every person, male or
female, who shall have attained the age of voting as established by the State
of Delaware for voting in a General Election and who shall be a citizen of the
United States and a bona fide resident of the Town of Laurel for at least
thirty (30) days prior to the date of the General Municipal Election, shall
have one (1) vote provided he or she is registered on the Books of Registered
Voters of the Town of Laurel. The Town Council of the Town of Laurel shall
provide two (2) registers to be known as the Books of Registered Voters, which
are to be kept at the Office of the Town Manager. The Books of Registered
Voters shall contain the following information for each registrant: The names
of the voters arranged in alphabetical order, date of birth, the permanent
address of the voter, the date the registrant became a resident of the Town of
Laurel, the Ward in which the registrant resides, and other pertinent
information as may be required. No person shall be registered upon the Books of
Registered Voters unless he or she will have acquired the qualification to vote
in the General Municipal Election for the year in which he or she registers. A
person shall be required to register one time; provided, however, that if a
registered voter fails to vote in two (2) consecutive General Municipal
Elections in which there is a contest for any office, his or her name shall be
removed from the Books of Registered Voters and notice shall be sent to such
registered voter at his last known address, advising such voter that his name
has been removed from the list of registered voters and it will be necessary to
register again in order to be eligible to vote in the General Municipal
Election. and shall remain registered until at which time he or she
moves out of the Town of Laurel or is deceased.The Books of Registered Voters shall be
maintained at the office of the Town Manager and shall be conclusive evidence
of the right of any person to vote at a General Municipal Election. A person
may register at the office of the Town Manager on any business day and until
the close of business on the fourth Thursday in February in the year of the General
Municipal Election by completing The Town of Laurel Voter Application Form and
any other such forms as may be required by the Town. Identification of person
being registered is required. Identification must include full name and address
of registrant.
SYNOPSIS
This bill amends the Charter of the Town of Laurel to eliminate the need for residents to reregister to vote in the General Municipal Election should they miss two consecutive elections. |
AUTHOR:Sen. Richardson