HB 188

Delaware House bill in Session 153.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 11, 2026.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

Bill ID DE-153-HB-188

Session 153

Status in_committee

Committee Elections & Government Affairs

House in_committee 2026-03-11

Elections / Voting

Summary

This Act allows Delaware voters who are not affiliated with a political party to vote in a political party's primary election. Currently there are approximately 170,000 registered Delaware voters who are not affiliated with a political party. Members of a political party are not allowed to crossover and vote in another political party's primary election

Sponsor

Michael Smith

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-06-05	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-11	Status	in_committee
2026-03-11	Latest Action	Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

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