Delaware House Bill 215

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-5)
Status: Failed on June 30 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-30 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 3 NO 18 NOT VOTING
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Section 1 of this bill moves the date of primary elections for statewide office, county office, and municipal office to the fourth Tuesday in April, which is the date of the presidential primary (in presidential election years). The dates for submitting and withdrawing notification of candidacy have been adjusted accordingly. Section 2 of the bill changes the deadline for a minor political party selecting its candidate at the partys convention. Section 3 of the bill changes the deadline for filing certificates of nomination from September 1st to April 1st. Section 4 changes the closed period in which a voter is not allowed to change his or her political affiliation to match the 60-day limit in 15 Del. C. § 3189 for presidential primaries.

An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Primary Elections.

Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]
Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]
Rep. Jeff Hilovsky [R]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Sherae'a Moore [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]
Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Rep. Lyndon Yearick [R]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

2023-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 0 N: 3 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-06-15 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-30		Defeated By Senate. Votes: 3 NO 18 NOT VOTING
2023-06-28		Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2023-06-15		Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
2023-06-15		Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
2023-06-14		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
2023-06-08		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140544&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB215
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54683
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55110