Darius Brown
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 2
Primary
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 in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Albence v. Higgins, 2022 Del. LEXIS 377 (Del. 2022). This Act requires all absentee ballots to include an oath or affirmation that the qualified voter’s vote is free from improper influence. This oath or affirmation is in lieu of the oath or affirmation required under Section 3 of Article V of the Delaware Constitution. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution.
Defeated By House. Votes: 25 YES 10 NO 6 NOT VOTING
Amendment HA 2 to SB 3 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Amendment HA 2 to SB 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Amendment HA 1 to SB 3 - Stricken in House
Amendment HA 1 to SB 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable
Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
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| HA 2 to SB 3 | HTML PDF |
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