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DE HB55
Bill
Status
6/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
John Kowalko
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AI Summary
HB 55 Summary
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Amends Delaware Code Title 15 to authorize the state's participation in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement among states to award their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote once states representing 270 electoral votes join the compact.
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Requires the agreement to take effect only when states representing a majority of the total number of U.S. electoral votes (270 votes) have enacted identical legislation, ensuring the compact does not go into effect prematurely.
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Changes Delaware's presidential election process from the current state-by-state electoral vote system to a national popular vote system, but only if the interstate compact reaches the necessary threshold of participating states.
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 15 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Agreement Among The States To Elect The President By National Popular Vote.
Last Action
Assigned to Administrative Services/Elections Committee in Senate
6/8/2011