Summary: Senate Bill 2 proposes an amendment to the state constitution to formally establish provisions for special elections and a 10-day early voting period. This is the first leg of a constitutional amendment, which needs to pass in two consecutive sessions with a 2/3 majority vote.

Analysis: While early voting and special elections are already permitted in Delaware, Senate Bill 2 explicitly authorizes it at the constitutional level. The bill appears to have bipartisan support, likely because these practices have already been in place for some time.

Given the recent high-profile case challenging legislative changes to voting procedures that were not enacted through constitutional amendment, it is understandable that the legislature now seeks to explicitly outline all voting provisions within the state constitution to ensure clarity and legal standing.