Milford chronicle., 1924-08-29
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

, AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMEND
tSlINT MIgNT TO ARTICLE V OF THE CON-
SSI41Ttt LUTON OF THE STATE OF DEL
AWARE. RELATING TO REGISTRA-
I1ON OF VOTERS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE
AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
OE, TIE STATE OF DELAWARE IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET; CTWO-
IH1RDS OF ALL THE MEMBERS
61ECTED TO EACH HOUSE AGREE
ING THERETO):
- SECTION 1. That Article v of the
Constitution of the State of Delaware
be amended by striking out all of Sec
tlon OF said Article, and by inserting
IN lieu thereof a new Section 4, in the
following language, viz:
SECTION 4. The General Assembly
shall enact uniform laws for the regis
tratiOn of voters in this State entitled
to vote under this Article, which regis
/ tration shall be conclusive evidence to
the election officers of the right of ev-
! cry person so registered to vote at any
General Election while his or her name
shall remain on the list of registered
voters, and who is not at the time dis
qualified under the provisions of Sec
tlon of this Article; and no person
shall vote at such General Election
whose name does not at that time ap-
pear in said list of registered voters.
There shall be at least two registra-
ton days in a period commencing not
more than one hundred and twenty
days, nor less than sixty days before, |
and ending not more than twenty days, |
nor less than ten days before, each Cen |
eral Election, on which registration |
days persons whose names are not on |
the list of registered voters established |
by law for such election, may apply for |
registration, and on which registration |
days applications may be made to strike !
from the said registration list names of |
persons on said list who are not eligible |
to vote at such election; provided, how
hot
rected as hereinafter provided at any
time prior to the day of holding the
election.
From the decision of the registra-
tion officers granting or refusing regis
Cratlon, or striking or refusing to strike
a name or names from the registration
list, any person interested, or any reg
istration officer, may appeal to the res
ident Associate Judge of the County, or
In case OF his disability or absence from
the County, to any Judge entitled to
sit in the Supreme Court, whose deter
shall be final; and he shall
have power to order any name improp-
erly omitted from the said registry to
be placed thereon, and any name inn
properly appearing on the said registry
to be striken therefrom, and any name
on the said registry, in any
manner incorrect, to be corrected, and
to make and enforce all necessary or
ders in the premises for the correction
Of the said registry. Registration shall
be a prerequisite for voting only at
general elections, at which Representa-
lives to the General Assembly shall be
chosen, unless the General Assembly
shall otherwise provide by law.
''rhe existing laws in reference to the
registration of voters so far as consist
ent with the provisions of this Article,
shall continue in force until the Gener-
u Assembly shall otherwise provide"
JOSHUA DANFORTH BUSH,
President Of the Senate.
SAMUEL N. CULVER,
Speaker of the House.
February 13, 1928.
WIN. D. DENNEY,
Governor.
I, A. R. Benson, Secretary of State of
he State of Delaware, do hereby certi-
y that the above and foregoing is a
rue and correct copy of Senate Bill No
entitled "An Act proposing an amend
nent to Article V Of the Constitution OF
he State of Delaware, relating to reg
stration of voters" as the same ap-
ears on the enrolled bill filed in the Of
ce of the Secretary of State and ap-
roved by the Governor, February 13,
92S, which said Bill proposing such
amendment to the Constitution OF this
tate is published in accordance with
he requirements of the Constitution Of
he State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand
N N::D:s,:s:s:N:S:x and official seal at Dover,
9 this twenty-e eighth day
SEAL q of July, in the year OF
g our Lord one thousand
::E:ss nine hundred and twen-
ty-four.
A. r. BENSON,
lat Secretary Of State.