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SCR1 • 2025

PROVIDING FOR A JOINT SESSION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANNOUNCING THE VOTE FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

PROVIDING FOR A JOINT SESSION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANNOUNCING THE VOTE FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sokola
Last action
2025-01-15
Official status
Passed 1/15/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide information about the potential impacts on other legislative activities or what happens if the meeting cannot be held as planned.

Joint Meeting for Announcing Election Results

This resolution requires the Senate and House to meet together on January 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, to announce the results of the election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor from November 5, 2024.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a joint meeting between the Delaware Senate and House of Representatives on January 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be convenient.
  • Requires the announcement of election results for Governor and Lieutenant Governor from November 5, 2024.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the Delaware Senate
  • Members of the Delaware House of Representatives

Terms To Know

Joint Session
A meeting where both houses of a legislature come together to discuss and vote on certain matters.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution does not specify what happens if the meeting cannot be held on January 16, 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2025-01-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

  2. 2025-01-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in Senate

  3. 2025-01-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 VACANT

Official Summary Text

PROVIDING FOR A JOINT SESSION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANNOUNCING THE VOTE FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
This Concurrent Resolution provides for a Joint Session of the Senate and the House of Representatives to be convened for the purpose of announcing the vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Delaware.

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Sokola & Sen. Townsend & Sen. Lockman & Sen. Hocker & Sen. Pettyjohn & Rep. Minor-Brown & Rep. Harris & Rep. Osienski & Rep. Dukes & Rep. Spiegelman

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1

PROVIDING FOR A JOINT SESSION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANNOUNCING THE VOTE FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

WHEREAS, § 3 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution requires that the returns of the election for Governor be opened and published in the presence of the members of both Houses of the General Assembly, and § 5709(a)(3) of Title 15 of the Delaware Code requires the same be done for the returns of the election for Lieutenant Governor.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that the Senate and House of Representatives meet in Joint Session on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, for the purpose of announcing the vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Delaware at the last general election held on November 5, 2024.

SYNOPSIS

This Concurrent Resolution provides for a Joint Session of the Senate and the House of Representatives to be convened for the purpose of announcing the vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Delaware.

Author: Sokola, David P. (SD)