Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware HB180: Const. Amend./1st Leg/Voting Rights
Status: Passed both chambers, July 1, 2026
AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING.
What the bill says
An act proposing an amendment to article v of the delaware constitution relating to voting.
From the introduced text, May 8, 2025:
AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING. Section 1. Amend § 2, Article V of the Delaware Constitution by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as members of the Armed Services of the United States stationed within State; persons disqualified; forfeiture of right. (a) Every citizen of this State of the age of 21 years who shall have been a resident thereof 1 year next preceding an election, and for the last 3 months a resident of the county, and for the last 30 days a resident of the hundred or election district in which the citizen may offer to vote, and in which the citizen 18 years or older who shall have been duly registered as hereinafter provided for, shall be entitled to vote at such an election in the hundred or election district of which the citizen shall at the time be a resident, and in which the citizen shall be registered, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elected by the people and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people ; provided, however, that no person who shall attain the age of 21 years after the first day of January in the year …
Sponsors
- Kerri Harris (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Kyra Hoffner (D, 14)
- Stephanie Bolden (D, 2)
- Frank Burns (D, 21)
- William Bush (D, 29)
- Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D, 1)
- Mara Gorman (D, 23)
- Krista Griffith (D, 12)
- Kendra Johnson (D, 5)
- Larry Lambert (D, 7)
- Sean Lynn (D, 31)
- Melissa Minor-Brown (D, 17)
Latest actions
- : Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
- : Lifted From Table in Senate
- : Laid On Table in Senate
- : Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
- : Passed By House. Votes: 30 YES 10 NO 1 ABSENT
- : Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
- : Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Votes
- Passed (2/3) (July 1, 2026): 16 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Passed (2/3) (June 16, 2026): 30 yea, 10 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB180?
- HB180 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): Const. Amend./1st Leg/Voting Rights.
- What does HB180 do?
- In its own words: An act proposing an amendment to article v of the delaware constitution relating to voting.
- What is the status of HB180?
- Passed both chambers as of July 1, 2026. Latest action: Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB180?
- Kerri Harris (D, 32), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB180?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142224
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