Municipal Elections/Corporations/No Voting
- Introduced Jun 2, 2023
- In committee Jun 2, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
This Act makes clear that corporations and other artificial entities may not be given a vote in municipal elections. Section 1 of this Act prohibits a municipality from giving corporations and other artificial entities the right to vote within the municipality's charter. Section 2 amends the language that prohibits municipalities from amending charters that permit nonresident persons to vote to take away such rights under the provisions of Title 22, Chapter 8 applies only to the rights of nonresident natural persons, not to corporations or other artificial entities.
Every action
2 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
- CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits · House Administration
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.
- SD Sherry Dorsey WalkerD Primary sponsor · District 3
- LL Larry LambertD Joint sponsor · District 7
- MW Madinah Wilson-AntonD Joint sponsor · District 26
- EM Eric MorrisonD Joint sponsor · District 27
- MP Marie PinkneyD Joint sponsor · District 13
All 5 cosponsors
From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.