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DE HB55

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/29/2009

Primary Sponsor

Gregory Lavelle

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Origin

House of Representatives

145th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Enacts the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote" into Delaware law
  • Awards all of Delaware's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes across all 50 states and the District of Columbia
  • Takes effect only when states cumulatively possessing a majority of electoral votes (270 of 538) have enacted the agreement in substantially identical form
  • Allows member states to withdraw from the agreement, except withdrawals occurring six months or less before the end of a President's term cannot take effect until after the next term begins
  • Terminates automatically if the Electoral College is abolished

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Compensation Commission.

Last Action

Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

5/28/2009

Committee Referrals

Administration1/29/2009

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