Delaware House bill in Session 153.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: June 18, 2025.
AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II AND ARTICLE III OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON ELECTED OFFICIALS RUNNING FOR A DIFFERENT ELECTED POSITION.
This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that requires a person holding elected office to resign from office before being eligible as a candidate for a different elected office. Elected office includes the office of the Governor, the Lieutenant-Governor, the General Assembly, and any other state, county, or municipal position that is selected by voters in an election in this State. The Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, however, are not required to resign from office should they run for a different elected office. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-05 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-06-18 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-06-18 | Latest Action | Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits |