Milford chronicle., 1924-09-05
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

,,7Ia-N AN ACT PROPOSING AN AATEND-
MeENI no ARTICLE v OF TFJF CON-
| . III ~ D4ION OF THE STATE OF DFT. -
1AMARJs 1AIGA RELATING TO REGISTRA-
BE IT ENACTED BY THIN c1,Ny A III,
| and HOUSE OF REPRESENTAT1T7V TTVES n 7 q
SEDI111d5E SE LIE STATE OF DELAWARE IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET. 1TvON
N G11LSDS II5;5J, OF ALL THE MIIMRERS
TNc5 i151S Tt4112 III LIE IL EACH HOUSE AGRBE-
SECTION l.. That Article v of the
SohsIltutlon OF the State of Delaware
pc amended by striking out ali of Sec
=. lion i 4 OF said Article, and by inserting
f,,eu ~ neu Ihereot a new Section 4. in the
following language, viz: - AZ 'ii9
SS1hCTlON a. The General Assembly
shal! 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 70
the election officers of the right of aHJ1
cry person so registered to vote at anv
General Election while his or her nan1e
snail remain on the list of registered
7i, vote7Es, ana who is not at the time dis
quallned under the provisions of Sec
ton Of this Article; and no person
snau vote at such General Election
whose name does not at that time ap-
pear IN said list of registered voters.
mere snal be at least two registra- |
tlon days in 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
1ays 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
'ected as hereinafter provided at any :
lime. prior to the day of holding the
election.
From the decision of the registra-
ion officers granting or refusing regis {
ration, or striking or refusing to strike =
. name or names from the registration .
list, any person interested, or any reg /
stration officer, may appeal to the res
dent Associate Judge of the County or I
n case of his disability or absence from =
he County, to any Judge entitled to
it in the Supreme Court, whose deter I
shall be final; and he shall I
ave power to order any name improp- Z
rly omitted from the said registry to -
Q placed thereon, and any name i'm
roperly appearing on the said registry 5
} be striken therefrom, and any name I.
Dpearing on the said registry, in any h
anner Incorrect, to be corrected, and -
make and enforce all necessary Or
ers in the premises for the correction III
the said registry. Registration shall el
a prerequisite for voting only at II
,neral elections at which Representa- -
yes to the General Assembly shall be
losen, unless the General Assembly B
all otherwise provide by law. OF
1.-THE existing laws in reference to the X
gistration Of voters so far as consist -
It with the provisions of this Article,
all continue in force until the Gener- ST
Assembly shall otherwise provide" Pl
JOSHUA DANFORTH BUSH, FL
President Of the Senate. -
SAMUEL N. CULVER,
Speaker Of the House. aG i
,proved February 13, 1928. III
VIM. d. DENNEY, or
/, A. R. Benson, Secretary of State of -
) State of Delaware, do hereby certi-
that the above and foregoing is a an
le and correct copy of Senate Bill No. co
untitled IAN Act proposing an amend bo
mt to Article v of the Constitution of So
) State Of Delaware, relating to reg u
ration Of voters, as the same ap- !
lrs on the enrolled bill filed in the Of er,
} of the Secretary of State and ap- tn!
wed by the Governor, February 13, rye
8. which said Bill proposing such the
lendment to the Constitution of this -
tie is published in accordance with
requirements of the Constitution OF SCI
State. - ter
hereunto set my hand for
.Ss,:slsAssse and official seal at Dover, -
. this twenty eighth day T
SEAL e of July, in the year Of far
. our Lord one thousand roa
;:s,:sg:g;EX nine hundred and twen- bui
ty-four. Ia,
A. r. BENSON, =
At Secretary Of State. F