Promoting Patriotism, Integrity & Conservative Values
Bills regarding Election Integrity
Tracking the following Legislation of significant interest:
Bill: SB 180
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
Title: AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING.
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
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
Title: AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING.
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: SB 57
Status: 6/9/23 Signed by Governor. 5/18/23 Passed By House. Votes: 31 YES 8 NO 2 ABSENT. 5/17/23 ; now placed on the House Ready List; reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits. 4/20/23 Assigned to Administration Committee in House 4/6/23 Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 3 NO 2 ABSENT.
Sponsor: Kyle Evans Gay
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Synopsis:
In Chiafalo v. Washington, 140 S.Ct. 2316 (2020), the United States Supreme Court made clear that states have the authority to remove or punish presidential electors who do not adhere to their obligation to vote faithfully for their parties’ candidates. This Act provides Delawareans ...More
Bill: HB 44
Status: House Administration 1/5/23
Sponsor: Michael Smith
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REDISTRICTING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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