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Bill would require special election to fill a vacant lieutenant governor seat

Delaware General Assembly Elections and Government Affairs Committee · May 6, 2026
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Senator Brown presented SB 264 to create an electoral process to fill a vacant lieutenant governor position rather than using an appointment, citing a past vacancy when the lieutenant governor was elected attorney general. Committee discussion raised no objections but no vote was taken.

Senator Brown presented Senate Bill 264, which would require that a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor be filled through a special election rather than by appointment. Brown cited a previous occasion when the lieutenant governor…

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