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From feeding the New Jersey, New Orleans, Haiti, Japan, the Thanks to your continued support, We Are hungry to helping the unemployed...from Philippines and New Jersey. Stronger TOGETHER. September 2016 | JEWISH VOICE | 1 JCRCCORNER NEW DELAWARE LAW ENFRANCHISES By Mark Wagman The bill attracted cosponsors from both JEWISH VOTERS JCRC Member chambers and parties, and from throughout the state. Cosponsors in the House included Reps. Paul Baumbach (D, Newark), Ruth The primary sponsor of the legislation, Briggs King (R, Georgetown), John Kowalko hen members of the Jewish Representative Earl Jaques, Jr. (D, Jr. (D, Newark South) and Charles Potter, W Glasgow), summarized the process: Community Relations Committee Jr. (D, Wilmington North). In the Senate, approached election officials and key “Election Commissioner [Elaine] Manlove Sen. Margaret Rose Henry (D, Wilmington legislators about a conflict between Rosh and I met with [representatives of the East) was the primary sponsor, and Sens. Hashanah and Delaware’s primary election Jewish community] and we talked and we Brian Bushweller (D, Dover – Central Kent), in 2018, we did not know how responsive came up with some proposals and found Brian Pettyjohn (R, Georgetown) and Bryan they would be to our concerns. What the best proposal and wrote a bill.” The bill Townsend (D, Newark) were cosponsors. followed was a high degree of sensitivity written by Rep. Jaques, HB 377, moves the and cooperation by virtually all involved, primary election from September 11, 2018, As with many bills in the General Assembly, resulting in a new law that eliminates the the second day of Rosh Hashanah, to the action was focused in June, the last month of conflict. previous Thursday, September 6, 2018. the legislative session. Between June 8 and 23, the bill moved successfully from House committee to the full House, then from Senate committee to the full Senate. The bill World Zionist Organization passed in the House by a vote of 37 to 1, with Department for Diaspora Activities 3 absent. Final passage in the Senate was by Beit Ha’am Journey - East Coast a vote of 19 to 0, with 2 absent. WALKING A TIGHTROPE: Fortunately, passage of this bill did not The Supreme Court involvement in defending and shaping prove to be nearly as difficult as the the Jewish and Democratic identity of the State of Israel ultimately successful two-year effort in 2003 and 2004 to move Delaware’s primary ROTEM election from a Saturday to a Tuesday. MALACH Nevertheless, the involvement of JCRC and community members helped to keep the bill MONDAY EVENING on track and to emphasize its importance SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 for the Jewish community. Herb Konowitz, 7 PM | SIEGEL JCC Josh Schoenberg and Mark Wagman Both a licensed attorney and a teacher, Rotem Malach maintained a presence in Dover, while JCRC works as the central emissary in North America for the Director, Rabbi Ellen Bernhardt, monitored World Zionist Organization’s Department for Diaspora Activities. the status of the bill and coordinated CO-SPONSORS: our efforts. Community members who JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE responded to the JCRC Action Alert by WINE&WISDOM and ISRAEL & OVERSEAS contacting their legislators to urge support ShalomDelaware.org also played an important role in ensuring For more information, contact RABBI ELLEN BERNHARDT passage of the bill. JCRC Director | 302-427-2100 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MORE ON NEXT PAGE 2 | JEWISH VOICE | September 2016 ShalomDelaware.org JCRCCORNER to the importance of HB 377 for us. We are grateful to Representative Jaques for writing and sponsoring the legislation, to Commissioner Manlove for her critical support and assistance, and to the General Assembly for their broad bipartisan backing. Thanks to Governor Markell for signing the bill and for his continuing friendship with our community. We Are Stronger TOGETHER.” More generally, this bill protects our Signing of Bill HB 377 PHOTO BY JFD STAFF democracy by ensuring that a barrier to voting for the Jewish citizens of our state is Manlove and several Jewish community eliminated. Unlike some state legislatures, JEWISH VOTERS leaders. Seth Katzen, Chief Executive which even recently have tried to erect new CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Officer of the Jewish Federation barriers to voting, our General Assembly has Governor Jack Markell signed HB 377 into of Delaware, stated in gratitude: shown that it is committed to minimizing law on August 1 in his Wilmington office. “The Delaware Jewish community is such barriers. Josh Schoenberg has rightly In attendance at the ceremony were very fortunate that officials of state pointed out that “this is a perfect example of Representative Jaques, Commissioner government have shown such sensitivity the ‘Delaware Way’.” THE CANDIDATES FORUM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 | 7 P.M. 2016 PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE CANDIDATES FOR: i US Representative i Governor i Lieutenant Governor i Insurance Commissioner i i i i i The program begins promptly at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open 6:30 p.m.) For more information, CO-SPONSORED BY: please contact Siegel Jewish Community Center Rabbi Ellen Bernhardt, HADASSAH 101 Garden of Eden Road in Wilmington JCRC Director WILMINGTON CHAPTER i [email protected] JEWISH COMMUNITY (302) 427-2100 x830 RELATIONS COMMITTEE THIS PROGRAM IS FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Jewish Federation of Delaware does not endorse or oppose any of the political candidates.