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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEAFORD RELATING TO ELECTIONS, REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, APPOINTMENTS OF NON-ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND MONTH ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE SWORN IN."
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description: "This bill removes the option of allowing notification to the public of candidates for Mayor and City Council by posting the names of such candidates in at least five (5) public places in the City rather than having this information published in a newspaper of local and/or general circulation; incorporates City Council's decision to move the Delaware Department of Elections' voter registration system, effective for the 2022 municipal elections; incorporates the City Council's decision to continue utilizing the \"Book of Registered Voters\" only for non-resident property owners; conforms the titles of the City's election officials to the titles used in Chapter 75 of Title 15 of the Delaware Code entitled \"Municipal Elections\"; corrects the month during which the elected officials are sworn in and the Vice Mayor elected; and removes the reference to a specific meeting during which appointments of non-elected City officials and staff are made."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "151"
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identifier: "HB 34"
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citation: "Delaware HB 34 (151)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bryant L. Richardson", "Daniel B. Short"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2020-12-18"
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last_action: "2021-06-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25dc7d9e-0e5f-4b10-b39d-d3446f4972ef"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48218"
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source_hash: "fcb4bba59edaaf21740338a2bc1fc02dc89b81e76e2c0379c05be98eb6fd7b8a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 34 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEAFORD RELATING TO ELECTIONS, REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, APPOINTMENTS OF NON-ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND MONTH ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE SWORN IN.
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This bill removes the option of allowing notification to the public of candidates for Mayor and City Council by posting the names of such candidates in at least five (5) public places in the City rather than having this information published in a newspaper of local and/or general circulation; incorporates City Council's decision to move the Delaware Department of Elections' voter registration system, effective for the 2022 municipal elections; incorporates the City Council's decision to continue utilizing the "Book of Registered Voters" only for non-resident property owners; conforms the titles of the City's election officials to the titles used in Chapter 75 of Title 15 of the Delaware Code entitled "Municipal Elections"; corrects the month during which the elected officials are sworn in and the Vice Mayor elected; and removes the reference to a specific meeting during which appointments of non-elected City officials and staff are made.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=48218&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB34)
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## Votes
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- 2/3 — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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- 2/3 — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
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- Daniel B. Short — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-18** Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-26** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-11** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2021-03-12** Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-24** Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-27** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2021-06-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25dc7d9e-0e5f-4b10-b39d-d3446f4972ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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