HB 391 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MILLVILLE.

Summary
This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Millville. Section 1 of the Act revises the closing time for the closing of the polls on the day of the municipal election, from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Town relies on volunteers to serve on the Town’s Board of Elections and as Election Officers, and only a few voters cast their votes after 6 p.m. Section 2 of the Act resolves a potential inconsistency in the Town Charter. Section 8 describes the Town Council’s annual organizational meeting and provides in pertinent part in subsection (b), “The Town Council shall likewise elect a Secretary and a Treasurer from its own number to serve until the first regular meeting after the next Annual Municipal Election.” Striking the one-year term for the Secretary under Section 16(a) avoids a conflict in the exact length of the appointment, in favor of Section 16’s provisions that include all positions and account for the possibility that the time between organizational meetings may technically be longer than one year.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jul 2022
Introduced Apr 28, 2022 Signed Jul 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2022 · House May 19, 2022

How they voted

200
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 22, 2022
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 27, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 19, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
May 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
May 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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