Milford chronicle., 1924-09-12
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

1r1,a7S1 An ACT PROPOSING AN AMEND
MMNL MEM -, TO ARTICLE V OF THE CON.
TUITION OF THE STATE on DTT.
| A1AlWHARE, 1AlWH RELATING TO REGTSTPH A,
IlON OF VOTERS. Ia
6H II ENACTED BY THE SENATE
AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATT
OE THE STATE OF DEIAWAPE IN
SG5I4NERAL ASSEMBLY MET: (TWO.
I11RDS IL LIDS OF ALL THE MENiBERs
TNTG TI1NjT1G51GT4R TE5II8 iE0Cz T0 EACH HOUSE AGREE-
SECTION L. That Article v of the
Constitution of the state of Deiaw sIe re
pc amended by striking out all of sec
lion OF said Article, and by inserting
euHeu n Heu thereot new Section 4, in the
IolloWlng language, viz:
SECTION 4. The General Assemble
shaI enact uniform laws for the regis
tratlon OF voters in this State entitled
10 vote under this Article, which regis-
tTatlon shall be conclusive evidence to
@ Ille eIecllon oincers OF the right of eV-
cry person so registered to vote at any
General Election while his or her name
shaH remain on the list of registered
voters, and who is not at the time dis
quahned under the provisions of Sec
tiOn OF this Article; and no person
snail vote at such General Election
whose name does not at that time ap-
pear in said list of registered voters.
Inere shall 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 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
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
name or names from the registration
list, any person interested, or any reg
istration officer, may appeal to the res
tdent 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
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 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.
THE existing laws in reference to the |
registration Of voters so far as consist |
snt 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
approved February 13, 1928.
VIM. 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
lent to Article v of the Constitution of
he State of Delaware. relating to reg
3tration 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,
)23, which said Bill proposing such
mendment to the Constitution OF this
tate is published in accordance with :
le requirements of the Constitution of
le State. G
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have t
hereunto set my hand +
and official seal at Dover, t
q this twenty eighth day =
SEAL g of July, in the year of
g our Lord one thousand r
nine hundred and twen- =
4. R. BENSON. +
lat Secretary of State.
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