Milford chronicle., 1924-10-17
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

AN ACT PROPOSING AN ANrzND
MEN M1NT TO ARTICLE v OF THE Con-
SI1TUTION OF THE STATE on 6ET
AlWARB, RELATING TO REGTSTRA a
T1ON OF VOTERS. In
BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE
AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATT
OE I5E STATE OF DELAWARE M
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET: 1TWO
I11RDS III OF ALL THE MEMBERs
TN411 TLE4G SET4412 IID T0 EACH HOUSE AGREE,
SECTION l.. That Article V of tn,
I constitution of the State of Delawsr,
De amended by striking out all of Sec.
tIon = OF said Article, and by inserting
| IN heu thereof a new Section T. in the
following language. viz: - ''ie
SECTION 4. The General Assembly
sha! enact uniform laws for the regis
tratlon OF voters in this State entitled
70 vote under this Article, which regis-
trat1on shall be conclusive evidence fo
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
ton 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-
tlon 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
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 |
q name or names from the registration !
list, any person interested. or any reg
lstration 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
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 i'm
properly appearing on the said registry
% be striken therefrom, and any name
appearing on the said registry in anv
manner Incorrect to be corrected, and
% make and enforce all necessary or
iers in the premises for the correction
II the said registry. Registration shall
)e prerequisite for voting only at
seneral elections, at which Representa-
ives to the General Assembly shall be
.hosen. unless the General Assembly
hall otherwise provide by law.
The existing laws in reference to the
eg1Stration Of voters so far as consist
mt with the provisions of this Article.
hall continue in force until the Gener-
] Assembly shall otherwise provide"
JOSHUA DANFORTH BUSH,
President Of the Senate.
SAMUEL N. CULVER,
Speaker Of the House.
.pproved February 13. 1928.
VIM. d. DENNEY.
I, A. r. Benson, Secretary of State of ]
ne State of Delaware. do hereby certi- :
: that the above and foregoing is a
ne and correct copy of Senate Bill No.
entitled IAN Act proposing an amend
ent to Article V of the Constitution of
tration of voters" as the same ap-
ears on the enrolled bill filed in the Of
,e of the Secretary of State and ap-
owed by the Governor February 13,
23, which said Bill proposing such
mendment to the Constitution Of this
ate is published in accordance with
70 requirements of the Constitution Of =
g State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand
>::,::,E:kxSx and official seal at Dover,
y this twenty-eighth day
SEAL e of July. in the year Of
y our Lord one thousand
ls:::ll::::t,::ssE:Ex nine hundred and twen- a
ty-four. ~.
A. r. BENSON. = :
lat Secretary of State. s.