Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
- Session
- 153
- Chamber
- lower
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Not supplied
- Introduced / first action
- 2025-03-06 00:00:00
Alternate titles
- Primary Elections/Move to April short title
Source-supplied abstracts
This Act moves the date of primary elections for statewide office, county office, and municipal office to the fourth Tuesday in April, which is the date of the presidential primary (in presidential election years). The dates for submitting and withdrawing notification of candidacy have been adjusted accordingly, as have the dates for notice of filing fees and background checks. Section 4 changes the “closed” period in which a voter is not allowed to change his or her political affiliation to match the 60-day limit in 15 Del. C. § 3189 for presidential primaries. This Act is applicable to all primary elections after December 31, 2026.
Sponsors
- Stephanie T. Bolden (primary), primary
- Nicole Poore (primary), primary
- Mara Gorman (primary), primary
- Kerri Evelyn Harris (primary), primary
- Russell Huxtable (primary), primary
- Ray Seigfried (primary), primary
- Trey Paradee (primary), primary
- Lyndon D. Yearick (primary), primary
- David L. Wilson (primary), primary
- Franklin D. Cooke (primary), primary
- Claire Snyder-Hall (primary), primary
- Sarah McBride (primary), primary