DE SB143

Proposes amendment to Article V of the Delaware Constitution to change voter eligibility age from 21 years to 18 years old, aligning with the 26th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Eliminates literacy requirements and English language reading/writing tests that previously applied to voters who became citizens after January 1, 1900

Removes sections requiring one-year state residency, three-month county residency, and thirty-day election district residency, replacing them with "bona fide resident" standard

Eliminates existing constitutional provisions specifying reasons for absentee ballot eligibility and delegates authority to the General Assembly to establish absentee voting circumstances, rules, and procedures

Grants the General Assembly authority to enact uniform voter registration laws without specific residency duration requirements currently mandated in the constitution