Milford chronicle., 1924-09-19
AMENDMENT

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMEND
! MENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE con-
SI1TUTION OF THE STATE OF DEL
A4EH4 AA4MEAH3Gs ~, RE166LLAATING TO REGISTRA-
Be II ENACTED BY THE SENATE
AND An HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
OE TIE STATE OF DELAWARE IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET: (TWO-
II 1I11tSDS IIS,lJ. OF ALL THE MEMBERS
ELECTED 10 EACH HOUSE AGREE-
ING THERETO):
SECTION 1. That Article v of the
constitution of the State of Delaware
De 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
snail enact uniform laws for the regis
tratlon Of voters in this State entitled
70 vote under this Article, which regis
tratlon 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
ton 3 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- |
tion 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-
lion officers granting or refusing regis
ration, or striking or refusing to strike
/ name or names from the registration /.
ISL any person interested, or any reg
stration officer, may appeal to the res
dent Associate Judge of the County, or
n case of his disability or absence from ;
he County, to any Judge entitled to !
'lt IN the supreme Court, whose deter
nination shall be final; and he shall
lave power to order any name improp-
,rly omitted from the said registry to ,
20 placed thereon, and any name i'm
properly appearing on the said registry
o be striken therefrOm, and any name Z
appearing on the said registry in any
manner incorrect, to be corrected, and
o make and enforce all necessary Or ,
lers in the premises for the correction
f the said registry Registration shall U
De a prerequisite for voting only at
-eneral elections, at which Representa-
ives to the General Assembly shall be T
hosen, unless the General Assembly c
hall otherwise provide by law. q
The existing laws in reference to the | +
egistration Of voters so far as consist h
mt with the provisions of this Article, v
hall continue in force until the Gener- o
] 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,
Governor. n
I, A. R. Benson, Secretary of State of h
ne State Of Delaware, do hereby certi- o
? that the above and foregoing is a q
'ue and correct copy Of Senate Bill No.
entitled "An Act proposing an amend
lent to Article v of the Constitution Of h
le State of Delaware, relating to reg :, ~
tration Of voters" as the same APP T.
ce Of the Secretary of State and ap- y
roved by the Governor, February 13, 8
l23, which said Bill proposing such 81
mendment to the Constitution OF this "a
tate is published in accordance with al
10 requirements Of the Constitution Of
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand A
and official seal at Dover,
q this twenty eighth day :
SEAL q of July, in the year Of
g our Lord one thousand
,:s,:;,:s,:,:;sE nine hundred and twen-
ty-four.
A. r. BENSON,
14t Secretary of State. G,