AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
Summary
This legislation corrects an inadvertent error in Delaware law that has permitted people younger than 18 years of age to vote in final-stage elections. People must be 18 years of age or older to be eligible to vote in a final-stage election such as general elections, special elections, school board elections, and school district referendums. However, people younger than 18 years of age can vote in any preliminary election, such as primary elections, if they will be 18 years of age at the time of the final-stage election.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 22, 2017
Last action Apr 25, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jan 11, 2018
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jan 11, 2018
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Apr 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
lower
Jan 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 22, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
P
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
P
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
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