Delaware bills · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)
Delaware HB 317
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION VERIFICATION AND ONGOING ELIGIBILITY REVIEW.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bryant L. Richardson (Republican)
- Lyndon D. Yearick (Republican)
- Shannon Morris (Republican)
- Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic)
- Franklin D. Cooke (Democratic)
- Bryan W. Shupe (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Delaware legislature· synopsis
This Bill requires the Division of Motor Vehicles, which is the only state agency that administers automatic voter registration, to conduct an audit of certain voter registrations that: (1) have a non-federally compliant
driver's license or identification, (2) their documents predate the implementation of REAL ID, and (3) obtained a driver's license or identification card after Automatic Voter Registration took effect June 21, 2023.
The Department of Elections, in coordination with the Division of Motor Vehicles, is to report the audit's findings within 1 year of completing the audit.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 12, 2026 · House
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 317, and Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House