Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AArEN1D
tMsENI 10 ARTICLE v OF THE GONJ
SIIIUTION OF THE STATE or 6ET
AWARE, RELATING TO REGTSTP a
T1ON OF VOTERS. 40 ia
Be II ENACTED BY THE SENATE
AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATT-V (
OE THE STATE OF DELAWAPE 1S TS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET. 1TW0 :
IF11RDS OF ALL THE MENfRERs
ING ffN1GETTnR TT4ER EGo5.A T0 Each HOUSE AGREE,
SECTION l.. That Article v of tb,
constitution Of the State Of DeIavee or ~
be amended by striking out ali of Sec'
tlon OF sale, Article. and by insertine
fa,,n9 ~ lle9 LheFeoI new Section T. in the
IoiioWlng language, viz:
SECTION 4. The General Assen,bl,
snail enact uniform laws for the regis-
tratlon OF voters in this State entitled
70 vote under this Article, which regis-
| tration shall be conclusive evidences IN
the election officers of the right of eV-
cry person so registered to vote at anv
General Election while his or her name
shall remain on the list of Registered
voters and who is not at the time dis
dualliled under the provisions Of Sec
ton OF this Article; and no person
shall vote at such General Election
whose name does not at that time an
pear in said list of registered voters.
=, There shall be at least two registra-
t1on days in a period commencing not
days, nor less than sixty days before,
and ending not more than twenty days
nor less than ten days before. each GEN
eral Election, on which registration
Gays 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
70 vote at crIph n1anfiny,s VnrnvyfdaG
ever, that such registration may be cor
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
tration, or striking or refusing to strike
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
the County. to any Judge entitled to
sit in the Supreme Court, whose deter
mination 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
appearing on the said registry, in any
manner incorrect, to be corrected, and
to make and enforce all necessary or
Of the said registry. Registration shall
be a prerequisite for voting only at
general elections, at which Representa-
tiveS to the General Assembly shall be
chosen. unless the General Assembly
shall otherwise provide by law.
1.-THE 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-
al Assembly shall otherwise provide"
JOSHUA DANFORTH BUSH,
President Of the Senate. |
SAMUEL N. CULVER,
Speaker Of the House.
Approved February 13, 1928.
VIM. d. DENNEY.
Governor.
I. A. r. Benson. Secretary of State of .
The State of Delaware, do hereby certi-
~ 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-
ice of the Secretary of State and ap-
proved by the Governor. February 13,
1923. which said Bill proposing such
Amendment to the Constitution of this
State is published in accordance with
he requirements of the Constitution of
he State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand
8 and official seal at Dover,
: y this twenty eighth day
SEAL y of July, in the year Of
y our Lord one thousand
:s,::s:s.::sgA:x nine hundred and TWEEN
ty-four.
A. r. BENSON,
lat Secretary Of State.