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HB 73 Delaware House · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING.

Summary
This Act is a first leg of a constitutional amendment that would eliminate from the Delaware Constitution the limitations as to when an individual may vote by absentee ballot. This amendment to the Delaware Constitution provides that the General Assembly shall enact general laws providing the circumstances, rules, and procedures for absentee voting.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2019 Last action Jan 16, 2020
Floor votes · House Apr 11, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jan 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 5 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 NO
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Stephanie Hansen
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
DE
10
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
DE
5
Co
Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
DE
26
Co
Photo of Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
DE
1