SB 2 DE Passed Legislature
AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING.
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Summary
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 2. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 2 in that it incorporates technical corrections made to the Delaware Constitution by House Bill No. 10 (153rd General Assembly). Like Senate Bill No. 2, this Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to specifically authorize early, in-person voting for the general election, a primary election, and a special election filling a vacancy in the General Assembly. Specifically, this Act provides that early, in-person voting is to occur on 10 calendar days before the date of the general election, primary election, and special election, including the Saturday and Sunday immediately before the election. 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.
Sponsors (23)
- Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
- Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
- Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
- William Bush Democratic · primary
- Russell Huxtable Democratic · primary
- Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
- Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
- Stell Parker Selby · primary
- David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
- Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
- Bryant L. Richardson Republican · primary
- Sarah McBride · primary
- Mara Gorman Democratic · primary
- Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
- Kerri Evelyn Harris Democratic · primary
- Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
- Trey Paradee Democratic · primary
- Eric Morrison Democratic · primary
- Edward S. Osienski Democratic · primary
- Cyndie Romer Democratic · primary
- Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
- Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
- Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic · primary
Action history (5)
- Apr 9, 2025 was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 2 · upper
- Apr 10, 2025 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
- Apr 15, 2025 Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
- May 21, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · lower
- Mar 26, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT · lower
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