AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VOTING BY MAIL.
Summary
This Act allows any qualified voter evidencing a desire to vote by mail in writing to the State Elections Commission to vote by mail in primary, general, and special federal elections. The State Elections Commission shall administer the program, creating rules and regulations that allow processing and scanning of mail ballots ahead of Election Day without tabulation until Election Day, dropping off mail ballots at any polling place on Election Day and dropping off mail ballots in a secure drop box of each county Department of Elections office before and leading up to Election Day.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 30, 2019
Last action Mar 27, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
3
Mar 27, 2020
Introduced
Amendment HA 3 to HB 175 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 175 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 175 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
May 30, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
Co
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
Co
Raymond Seigfried
DDemocratic
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