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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS."
description: "This bill establishes voting by mail under the General Assemblys broad powers under § 1, Article V of the Delaware Constitution to “prescribe the means, methods and instruments of voting”."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "151"
identifier: "SB 320"
citation: "Delaware SB 320 (151)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryan Townsend", "David P. Sokola", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Krista Griffith", "Kyle Evans Gay", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "S. Elizabeth Lockman", "Sherry Dorsey Walker", "Valerie Longhurst"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-06-10"
last_action: "2022-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39e3e639-712b-4d81-9d43-3f4e21ae9496"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=129685"
source_hash: "0873f14f5d04c8039a5db720b3352bd343b893ae55d25e2289f5878d6eff42a5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
---
# Delaware SB 320 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
This bill establishes voting by mail under the General Assemblys broad powers under § 1, Article V of the Delaware Constitution to “prescribe the means, methods and instruments of voting”.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=129685&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB320)
2. **SA 2 to SB 320** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=129748&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
3. **SA 27 to SB 320** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=129788&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
## Votes
- SM — **138** (pass) · upper
- SM — **2512** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
- Krista Griffith — primary (person)
- Kyle Evans Gay — primary (person)
- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
- S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
- Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
- Charles "Bud" M. Freel — cosponsor (person)
- David Bentz — cosponsor (person)
- Debra Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
- Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Franklin D. Cooke — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
- John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Kendra Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Madinah Wilson-Anton — cosponsor (person)
- Marie Pinkney — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Minor-Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha — cosponsor (person)
- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
- Sherae'a Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Spiros Mantzavinos — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- Trey Paradee — cosponsor (person)
- William J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-06-10** Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-15** Amendment SA 1 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-15** Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-15** Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 2 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 3 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 4 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 5 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 6 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 7 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 8 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 9 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 10 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 11 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 12 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 13 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 14 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 15 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 16 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 17 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 18 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 19 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 20 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 21 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 22 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 23 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 24 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 25 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 26 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 1 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 2 to SB 320 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 3 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 4 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 5 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 6 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 7 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 8 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 9 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 10 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 11 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 12 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 13 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 14 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 15 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 16 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 17 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 18 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 19 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 20 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 21 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 22 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 23 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 24 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 25 to SB 320 - Stricken in Senate
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 27 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 26 to SB 320 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 9 YES 12 NO `amendment-failure`
- **2022-06-16** Amendment SA 27 to SB 320 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-16** Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 8 NO `passage`
- **2022-06-17** Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-22** Amendment HA 1 to SB 320 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-22** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-22** Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23** Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29** Amendment HA 1 to SB 320 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 26 NO `amendment-failure`
- **2022-06-29** Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 12 NO 3 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT `passage`
- **2022-07-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39e3e639-712b-4d81-9d43-3f4e21ae9496`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).