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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 88: AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 88 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on June 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING. Primary sponsor: Bill Bush (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Kyra Hoffner (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2026): Defeated By House. Votes: 26 YES 14 NO 1 ABSENT.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to allow the General Assembly to enact laws for the registration of voters without restrictions on the time period in which registration must be closed prior to an election. It also requires the General Assembly to provide by law for means to ensure the accuracy and integrity of voter registration. This Act is in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Albence v. Higgin, 2022 Del. LEXIS 377 (Del. 2022) which found a same-day registration statute to be “incompatible with Section 4 [of Article V of the Constitution]’s registration deadline and its relationship to the appeal and correction process.” Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. House Substitute No. 1 to House Bill No. 88 restores language requiring voters to be registered in order to vote at a general election that was mistakenly struck from the original bill. It also updates the section to conform to technical revisions made by 84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill BushPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Eric MorrisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Kyra HoffnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Kerri HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Claire Snyder-HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Defeated By House. Votes: 26 YES 14 NO 1 ABSENT
  2. Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  3. Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  4. was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 88

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source