Posts Tagged ‘Representative David Bentz’
Two Additional Gun-Related Bills Introduced In Del. General Assembly
Two additional gun-related bills have been introduced in the Delaware General Assembly, with just three weeks to go in this year’s session. One measure would amend the existing liability shield that protects gunmakers and gun dealers from civil action in Delaware, even if their conduct ‘knowingly or recklessly endangers the safety and health of Delawareans.’…
Read MoreVoting Amendment Falls Short In Del. House
A vote of 25 yes, 14 no was not enough in the Delaware House of Representatives to pass the second leg of a Constitutional Amendment that would have eliminated limitation as to when a person could vote by absentee ballot. The same bill passed 38-3 in the previous Delaware General Assembly. A two-thirds majority in…
Read MoreDel. Primary Date Could Shift
Delaware’s state primary elections would be held the same day as the presidential primary in April, under a bill approved in the House of Representatives Tuesday. The change would take effect with the 2024 presidential election year. The state primaries in non-presidential election years starting in 2026 would move to that same Tuesday in April.…
Read MoreVoting Rights Coalition Forms In Del.
Delaware now has what’s billed as the state’s first statewide coalition focused strictly on expanding access to voting. The Delaware Voting Rights Coalition plans to work for passage of a bill that would implement permanent, no-excuse absentee voting, allowing Delawareans to vote by mail. House Bill 75 is a constitutional amendment requiring passage in two…
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