Delaware General Assembly

House Administration 5/18/21

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

5/18/21

Collins

Sen. Bonini

Sen. Hocker, Lawson, Pettyjohn, Richardson, Wilson
Reps. Briggs King, Dukes, Gray, Hensley, Morris, Postles, Ramone, D. Short, Shupe, Michael Smith, Smyk, Spiegelman, Vanderwende, Yearick

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS AND ADMITTING A PERSON TO VOTE.

This Act specifies the duty of election officers to establish the identity of a voter by requesting explicit forms of identification. Any citizen presenting themselves as a voter at a polling place, but who is unable to provide an acceptable form of identification, or whose eligibility to vote cannot be determined, may cast a provisional ballot. The number of provisional ballots initially available at each polling place is tripled under this Act. Provisional ballots will be processed under existing state law, as modified by this Act, allowing state election officials to determine the validity of the ballot by matching the data provided by the voter against the state’s voter records. This measure will maintain a citizen’s right to vote, while establishing clear procedures for ensuring the integrity of the voting process and facilitating greater public trust in election results.

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