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HB 79 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

Summary
Section 1 of this Act updates Delaware’s existing Motor Voter Program to adopt an automatic voter registration process. Currently, when Delawareans apply for, renew, or replace a driver’s license or identification card, they must choose to register to vote, update an existing registration, or decline registration. This bill would require eligible voters to instead “opt out” of having their information automatically shared with the Delaware Department of Elections for registration. Six states and the District of Columbia have enacted similar opt out policies. A portion of Section 1 (specifically, § 2050(b), Title 15) and Sections 2, 3, and 4 of this Act make technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual with no intent to change the substance of these sections.
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Mar 2017
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Introduced Mar 16, 2017 Last action Mar 16, 2017
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3 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CP
Charles Potter Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
1
P
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
P
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
DE
1
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
BH
Bryon H. Short
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19
Co
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23