Delawareans have spoken: More First State residents would prefer to do away with changing clocks twice a year for daylight saving time.
In anticipation of daylight saving time on Sunday, March 12, Delaware Online/The News Journal polled readers (beginning Tuesday) about whether they are in favor of springing ahead to daylight saving time every year, then falling back in the fall.
As of Friday at 10 a.m., 14% were in favor of changing clocks twice a year while 86% would prefer to make daylight saving time the standard time, according to 762 votes.
Despite the majority wanting to do away with the age-old practice, Delaware is still a participant in twice-yearly clock changes, meaning we will all need to update our clocks this weekend.
That may change before the return to standard time next fall if Congress moves ahead with a proposal to make daylight saving time standard time.
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What to do for daylight saving time
In case you missed the memo, daylight saving time begins on Sunday. Clocks in the U.S. will jump to 3 a.m. once the short hand strikes 2 a.m.
The change will be in effect until Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m., when clocks are scheduled to fall back to 1 a.m.
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