Delaware House Bill 396 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on August 29 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-29 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Bill amends the Charter of the Town of Delmar in multiple respects. In Section 7 of the Charter, which involves Nominations and Elections, every person over the age of 18 years who has resided in the town for 30 days prior to the election will be permitted to vote in the election, as opposed to the previous six-month residency requirement. The Town of Delmar will also adopt the State's Voter Registration System as the source of its list of registered voters but reserves the right to deny any names from the list of voters who have moved from the Town, no longer own property within the Town, or are otherwise disqualified from voting. Section 24 of the Charter is also amended to raise the permissible bond amount to be authorized via resolution by Town Council from one million to 10 million dollars.

An Act To Amend The Charter Of The Town Of Delmar Relating To Nominations And Elections And The Power To Borrow Money And Issue Bonds.

Rep. Timothy Dukes [R]

Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]

2024-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-13 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-08-29		Signed by Governor
2024-06-27		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-06-26		Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2024-06-13		Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
2024-06-13		Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2024-06-12		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
2024-05-14		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141365
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141365&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB396
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55900
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56222