HB 90 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EARLY VOTING.

Summary
This bill establishes in-person early voting for the State of Delaware. Registered voters will be allowed to vote in-person for at least 10 days prior to an election, up to and including the Saturday and Sunday immediately prior to the election at locations determined by the Commissioner. The Commissioner is also charged with determining whether such voting should occur by voting machine or paper ballot. All other procedures relating to conducting voting are the same as for election day voting. For statewide elections the statute directs that there must be at least one in-person polling place in each county, and an additional location in the city of Wilmington. This Act takes effect on January 1, 2020.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2017 Last action Jun 21, 2018
Floor votes · House Jun 21, 2018

How they voted

2515
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Jun 21, 2018
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
15 Nay 1
93% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
4
Jun 21, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 15 NO 1 NOT VOTING
lower
Jun 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 2 to HB 90 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 90 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 90 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
May 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (House Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
lower
May 2, 2017
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 90 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors