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 Back | 145th General Assembly
House Bill # 245 w/HA 1 + SA 1 |
| Primary Sponsor: | Jaques | Additional Sponsor(s): Sen. Bunting |
| CoSponsors: | Reps. J. Johnson, Plant |
| Introduced on : | 06/17/2009 | |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
| Synopsis: | This act updates obsolete language and procedures, revises procedures to make the conduct of elections more effective and efficient, and removes conflicting provisions. The act includes several substantive changes. It would permit registered voters who have moved and not updated their addresses to vote at either their new or old election districts after updating their record. It authorizes the state election commissioner to develop procedures to streamline election day activities. It refines pre-election notice and advertising and thereby reduces advertising costs. It requires that minor party candidates be nominated at their party’s nominating convention and to report the resolutions nominating candidates to the state election commissioner or the respective Department of Elections. It increases the number of registered voters that a party must have to achieve ballot status. It gives the departments flexibility in designing ballots when there are insufficient columns to layout the ballot in its usual manner. It facilitates election day operations by giving the director and deputy director acting together the authority to correct errors in the motor voter process. The amendments to Section 5502 will make the statutory reasons for voting by absentee ballot in a general election consistent with the reasons established by ART. V, §4A of the Delaware Constitution.
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| Current Status: | Signed On 02/01/2010 |
| Volume Chapter | 77:227 | | |
| Date Governor acted: | 02/01/2010 | | |
Full text of Legislation:
(in HTML format) | Legis.html | Email this Bill to a friend | |
Full text of Legislation:
(in MS Word format) | Legis.Doc (You need Microsoft Word to see this document.) |
| Fiscal Notes/Fee Impact: | Not Required |
| Amendments: |
HA 1 to HB 245 - Passed
SA 1 to HB 245 - Passed
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| Committee Reports: |
House Committee Report 06/24/09 F=0 M=3 U=0---->
Senate Committee report 01/21/10 F=0 M=4 U=0-----> |
| Voting Reports: |
House vote: () Neither passed nor defeated 6/29/2009 7:17:53 PM------->
Senate vote: () Passed 1/28/2010 2:44:22 PM------->
House vote: () Passed 1/28/2010 5:47:47 PM-------> |
| Engrossed Version: |
Engrossment-------> |
Actions History:
| Feb 01, 2010 - Signed by Governor
Jan 28, 2010 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jan 28, 2010 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jan 28, 2010 - Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jan 28, 2010 - Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate
Jan 21, 2010 - Reported Out of Committee (ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/ELECTIONS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Jan 12, 2010 - Assigned to Administrative Services/Elections Committee in Senate
Jun 29, 2009 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 29, 2009 - Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
Jun 29, 2009 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced in House
Jun 24, 2009 - Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 3 On Its Merits
Jun 17, 2009 - Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
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