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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHANGING CANDIDACY TO A DIFFERENT OFFICE.

DE · session 151 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Dec 11, 2020

Latest action (Sep 15, 2021) Signed by Governor

Summary

This Act eliminates the ability of a candidate to change their candidacy to become a candidate for a different office after the deadline for notification of candidacy has passed. This Act takes effect on January 1 following its enactment into law. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Sponsors (4)

5 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (7)

  1. Dec 11, 2020 Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 Favorable · lower
  3. Apr 22, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
  4. Apr 22, 2021 Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · upper
  5. May 13, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · upper
  6. Jun 23, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING · upper
  7. Sep 15, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

Text versions (2)

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  • Bill Text · HTML
  • Bill Text · PDF

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