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DE HB 65

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

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower

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Did DE HB 65 pass?

The current status of DE HB 65 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-11): Amendment SA 1 to HB 65 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

What is DE HB 65 about?

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.

Who sponsors DE HB 65?

Sarah McBride, Claire Snyder-Hall, Franklin D. Cooke and 9 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 65.

Description

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.

Introduced
2025-03-06
Latest action
2026-03-11 — Amendment SA 1 to HB 65 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Franklin D. Cookeprimary
  • David L. Wilsonprimary
  • Lyndon D. Yearickprimary
  • Trey Paradeeprimary
  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Stephanie T. Boldenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-11

    Amendment SA 1 to HB 65 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  2. 2026-01-29

    Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-14

    Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-04-08

    Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-08

    Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT

    passage

  6. 2025-03-19

    Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in House with 6 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-03-06

    Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • SM

    2025-04-08 · pass · 39-1

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: yes
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: yes
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Stell Parker Selby: other
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: no
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141901

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