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HB 183 DE
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RESIDENCY.

DE · session 151 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced May 12, 2021

Latest action (Jul 22, 2022) Signed by Governor

Summary

This Act creates a process for the Commissioner of Elections to determine if a candidate or an incumbent elected official for a State or county elected office are residents of the district or area they represent or seek to represent. This Act does not apply to municipalities. The purpose of this Act is to require all candidates for State or county elected offices and incumbent elected officials to have their primary residential address in the area or district they represent or seek to represent.

Sponsors (2)

12 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (16)

  1. May 12, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
  2. May 18, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 183 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
  3. Jan 11, 2022 Amendment HA 2 to HB 183 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
  4. Jan 11, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · lower
  5. May 3, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HB 183 - Stricken in House · lower
  6. May 3, 2022 Amendment HA 2 to HB 183 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
  7. May 3, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
  8. May 3, 2022 Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · upper
  9. May 18, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · upper
  10. Jun 30, 2022 Amendment SA 1 to HB 183 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
  11. Jun 30, 2022 Amendment SA 2 to HB 183 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
  12. Jun 30, 2022 Amendment SA 1 to HB 183 - Stricken in Senate · upper
  13. Jun 30, 2022 Amendment SA 2 to HB 183 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
  14. Jun 30, 2022 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
  15. Jul 1, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NOT VOTING · lower
  16. Jul 22, 2022 Signed by Governor · executive

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