Delaware House Bill 189

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on June 2 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-03-13 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act makes clear that corporations and other artificial entities may not be given a vote in municipal elections. Section 1 of this Act prohibits a municipality from giving corporations and other artificial entities the right to vote within the municipality's charter. Section 2 amends the language that prohibits municipalities from amending charters that permit nonresident persons to vote to take away such rights under the provisions of Title 22, Chapter 8 applies only to the rights of nonresident natural persons, not to corporations or other artificial entities.

An Act To Amend Title 15 And Title 22 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Municipal Elections.

Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. Larry Lambert [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]
Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Kerri Harris [D]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]
Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-13		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
2023-06-02		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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