HB 377

                SPONSOR:
                Rep. Gray & Sen. Hocker
        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
        153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
        HOUSE BILL NO. 377
        AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF OCEAN VIEW RELATING TO THE FILING DEADLINE FOR TOWN COUNCIL CANDIDATES.
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
        Section 1.  Amend Section 2 of the Charter of the Town of Ocean view by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
        Section 2.509 - Nominating Procedure.
        Persons may be nominated for Town Council in the Town of Ocean View by the filing of a Certification of Intent and by the payment of a Fifty Dollar ($50) filing fee with the Board of Elections at least
        thirty (30)
        forty-five (45)
         days prior to the date of election and for Mayor at least forty-five (45) days prior to the date of election and by observance of such other requirements as may be imposed by the Council by ordinance. The Town Manager shall cause a Notice of Solicitation of Candidates to be conspicuously posted at least twenty (20) days in advance of the nomination date for Mayor or Town Council. The Certificate of Intent shall contain the following: the office which the candidate is seeking; the name and signature of the candidate; the election district in which the candidate resides. No person shall file for nomination for more than one (1) elective office or hold more than one (1) elective public office at any one (1) time.
        SYNOPSIS
        This Act changes the date by which a person who wishes to be nominated for Town Council in the Town of Ocean View must file their Certification of Intent and $50 filing fee with the Board of Elections from at least 30 days prior to the election to at least 45 days prior to the election.