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Bills regarding Election Integrity
Tracking the following Legislation of significant interest:
Bill: SB 180
Title: AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING.
Status: 6/21/23 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits and on House Ready List. 6/15/23 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate.
Sponsor: Kyle Evans Gay
Synopsis: This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that does all of the following: (1) Under Section 1 of this Act, limits the disenfranchisement of an individual who is convicted of a felony to the period during which the individual is imprisoned due to the felony, or until the individual is pardoned, whichever comes first. (2) Brings Section 1 of this Act into conformity with the United States Constitution and ... More
URL: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140644
Bill: SB 3
Title: AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING.
Status: 5/17/23 Now placed on the House Ready List; reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits. 5/5/23 Assigned to Administration Committee in House. 5/4/23 Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT.
Sponsor: Darius J. Brown
Synopsis: This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the limitations on when an individual may vote absentee and authorizes the General Assembly to enact general laws providing the circumstances, rules, and procedures for absentee voting in this State. This Act is ... More
URL: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=130070
Bill: HB 44
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REDISTRICTING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Status: House Administration 1/5/23
Sponsor: Michael Smith
Synopsis: The constitutional requirement to create new legislative districts following the U.S. Census was intended to ensure equal representation at all levels of government. However, Delaware’s current process of redistricting is deeply flawed. It allows the majority party in each legislative chamber to gerrymander state legislative maps in a self-serving attempt to preserve and expand partisan political power. More