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SB266 • 2025

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

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

Elections Technology
Enacted

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Last action
2026-06-24
Official status
Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

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

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
  • This Act safeguards elections in this State by strengthening fairness and impartiality in both the conduct of elections and the enforcement of election laws.
  • Election protections are strengthened because this Act updates Title 15 so that the terms and procedures reflect modern vocabulary, technology, and best practices.
  • Most of the revisions in this Act are technical, clarifications, or conform existing law to current practices in regard to determining an individual’s place of residence, requirements for electronic voting system software, performing audits of election results, and adjudicating or curing deficient absentee ballots.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES

  3. 2026-05-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits

  4. 2026-04-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in House

  5. 2026-04-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  6. 2026-04-15 Delaware General Assembly

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

  7. 2026-04-02 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
This Act safeguards elections in this State by strengthening fairness and impartiality in both the conduct of elections and the enforcement of election laws. Election protections are strengthened because this Act updates Title 15 so that the terms and procedures reflect modern vocabulary, technology, and best practices. Most of the revisions in this Act are technical, clarifications, or conform existing law to current practices in regard to determining an individual’s place of residence, requirements for electronic voting system software, performing audits of election results, and adjudicating or curing deficient absentee ballots.

Section 1 revises the terms and definitions for Title 15 as follows:
• Repeals obsolete terms.
• Revises current terms and definitions to accurately reflect the organization of the Department of Elections (Department), the use of electronic voting systems, and conform to drafting standards.
• Adds additional defined terms that are already used in Titl