HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 11

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOURS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 1072, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1072. Time; places; annual election of school board members; dates.

(a) School elections, for whatever purposes, shall must be held between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. prevailing local time during which time the polls shall remain open.

Section 2. Amend § 1907, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1907. Hours of election.

For an election under § 1903 of this title, the polls shall must open 10:00 a.m. at 7:00 a. m. and shall must close at 8:00 p.m., prevailing local time, on the day advertised.

Section 3. Amend § 2122, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 2122. Election to authorize bond issue; rules governing; referendum to transfer tax funds.

(c) The polls shall must open at 7:00 a.m. and shall must close at 8:00 p.m., prevailing local time, on the day advertised.

SYNOPSIS

House Bill No. 363, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, of the 149th General Assembly changed the time that polls open for school board and school referendum elections to 7:00 a.m from prior time of 10:00 a.m. There are several sections of Title 14 that govern the hours that polls are open for elections under Title 14 and House Bill No. 363 did not include a revision to the hours listed in § 1907 of Title 14. This Act makes the technical correction to § 1907 of Title 14 so that it is consistent with the sections of Title 14 that were revised by House Bill No 363.

This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.