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Bill changing state voting rules seems headed to Senate floor

Sam HautHeadlines, Government

A bill that would ditch a constitutional requirement that people must live in Delaware for a year before voting, officially change the voting age to 18, remove the literacy requirement for voting and make it easier for ex-felons to vote seems headed to the full Senate. Senate Bill 180, sponsored by Sen. Kyle Gay, D-Elsmere, would do all that. Because …

A bill to allow no-excuse absentee voting in Delaware now goes to the full Senate. (Delaware Department of Elections)

No-excuse absentee voting bill passes Senate committee

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

The Senate Executive Committee on Wednesday privately advanced a bill, with four members in favor, that allows for no-excuse absentee voting in Delaware, joining 35 other states and the District of Columbia. Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Sen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington, would amend Delaware’s constitution to allow absentee voting for any reason. However, voters must sign an oath or affirmation …

The clock is ticking for prospective candidates for file for school board elections. (Unsplash)

Eds up: School Board candidates must file by March 3 

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Candidates have 19 days left to file to run in the May 9 school board elections, and education advocates hope to encourage more people to run in those three weeks. “There’s a lot more community members than there are elected people, so if you don’t like the direction that your community is going in, run,” said Laurisa Schutt, executive director …

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School board elections underway; polls close at 8 p.m.

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Red Clay candidates have placed their campaign signs around North Star Elementary School in Hockessin. (Jarek Rutz/Delaware LIVE News) It’s election day in Delaware. On the ballot: 38 candidates throughout the state in what has turned out to be one of the most divisive and partisan school board elections in memory.  Patriots for Delaware sent out an email at 2 …

Little is being said about state redistricting, despite calls for transparency

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

League of Women Voters proposed redistricting of Sussex County. Delaware’s state House and Senate districts must be redrawn and approved by Nov. 7, but legislative leaders have yet to announce a date to convene a special session to vote on the new district lines.  In August, a broad coalition of community organizations sent an open letter calling on Democratic House …