Delaware · House Bill 82 · 152nd General Assembly

Dept. of Elections/Mail Notice/Reg. Voters

  1. Introduced Mar 14, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 14, 2023
  3. Passed the House Jun 15, 2023
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 29, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Sep 11, 2023

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act requires the Department of Elections to biennially mail a notice to all registered voters informing the registrant of their polling place and containing the following additional information: a brief description of all available methods of voting; the dates and times on which the general and any primary election will be held; deadlines for voter registration for each election and for party changes before a…

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This Act requires the Department of Elections to biennially mail a notice to all registered voters informing the registrant of their polling place and containing the following additional information: a brief description of all available methods of voting; the dates and times on which the general and any primary election will be held; deadlines for voter registration for each election and for party changes before a primary; and a brief outline of procedures and requirements and polling places and early voting sites. If the notice is returned as undeliverable the Department is directed to follow a procedure already set forth in Code for attempting to update and verify voting registration records. The notice is to be mailed not later than 30 days before the state primary election.

Every action

13 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits · House Administration
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations Committee in House · House Appropriations
  4. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · House Appropriations
  5. HousePassed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT37–0 vote
  1. CommitteeAssigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
  2. CommitteeRe-Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · Senate Executive
  3. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · Senate Executive
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Finance Committee in Senate · Senate Finance
  5. SenateSuspension of Rules in Senate
  6. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Finance
  7. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  8. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 10 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

All 12 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.