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DE SCR47
Concurrent Resolution
Status
6/8/2021
Primary Sponsor
David Wilson
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Registered Voter List Improvement Task Force comprising 10 members including the State Election Commissioner, county election directors, General Assembly representatives, and an appointee familiar with mail and U.S. Postal Service operations.
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Task force shall review current practices for compiling Delaware's registered voter list, including data collection, transmission of voter information from the Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of Correction, and Office of Vital Statistics, and audit procedures.
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Addresses accuracy concerns highlighted by the July 2020 vote-by-mail presidential primary when approximately 55,000 of 544,000 distributed ballots were returned as undeliverable.
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Task force shall compile actionable steps to maximize voter list accuracy while complying with federal and state law, and shall draft legislation if needed to implement recommendations.
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Task force must deliver final report to General Assembly members no later than March 15, 2022.
Legislative Description
Proposing The Formation Of A Task Force To Examine Current Practices Of Compiling And Maintaining Delawares List Of Registered Voters; Exploring Opportunities To Increase Accuracy; And Delivering Suggestions For Actionable Improvements.
Last Action
Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 13 NO 2 ABSENT
6/8/2021