Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
AMENDMENT

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMFND
MaGNI 10 ARTICLE V OF THE CON
PHI S311ITtOIION OF THE STATE OF DEL
A5AlWNARE. 5AlN RELATING TO REGISTRA-
! lion OF VOTERS
BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE
| An AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
SIIIaE SE LIE STATE OF DELAWARE IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET. 1TWO.
IH1RDS OF ALL THE MIMRERS
TNI6 TI1NII1611GIER LIED 55Go1CH T0 Each HOUSE AGREE
SECTION l.. That Article v of the
constitution of the State of Delaware
be amended by striking out all OF Sec
tlon OF said Article. and by inserting
IN heu thereof new Section 4. in the
following language, viz:
SECTION 4. The General Assembly
ShalI enact uniform laws for the regis
tratlon of voters in this State entitled
70 vote under this Article, which regis
Cratlon 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
Volefs, ana who is not at the time dis
qualified under the provisions of Sec
ton 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.
There shall be at least two registra-
Ion 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 |
eraI 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-
Jlon officers granting or refusing regis
tration, or striking or refusing to strike
Z name or names from the registration
list, any person interested, or any reg
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 ]
ut IN the Supreme Court, whose deter
nination shall be final; and he shall
lave power to order any name improp- I
rly omitted from the said registry to {
10 placed thereon, and any name i'm I
properly appearing on the said registry
be striken therefrom, and any name
on the said registry, in any j
lanner incorrect. to be corrected, and
D make and enforce all necessary or o
ers in the premises for the correction
the said registry Registration shall -
Q a prerequisite for voting only at
eneral elections, at which Representa-
yes to the General Assembly shall be
1osen, unless the General Assembly
lall otherwise provide by law
THE existing laws in reference to the
gistration of voters so far as consist
It with the provisions of this Article
lall continue in force until the Gener-
Assembly shall otherwise provide"
JOSHUA DANFORTH BUSH, =,
!. 80 LW
SAMUEL N. CULVER, 20
Speaker Of the House. ~ ~
oproved February 10. 1928 W. W.
VIM. D. DBNNEY. III
Governor. N
[, a. R. Benson, Secretary of State of W
e State of Delaware, do hereby certi-
that the above and foregoing is a he
lie and correct copy of Senate Bill No.
entitled IAN Act proposing an amend
ant to Article V of the Constitution of he
e State of Delaware, relating to reg ~
ration of voters" as the same ap- w
ars on the enrolled bill filed in the Of }"
e of the Secretary of State and ap- y
Oved by the Governor, February 13, ho
%, which said Bill proposing such st. St.
nendment to the Constitution of this o.
ate is published in accordance with sD sI,
> requirements of the Constitution of ~ ly
, State. nc
hereunto set my hand 90,
s;,:s,:s,:;gs:sE and official seal at Dover. m msil
g this twenty eighth day e lile
SEAL y of July, in the year Of or or
. our Lord one thousand w
:s,:;,:S:N:s,:sE nine hundred and twen- 10 10
ty-four. ~ ~
A. r. BENSON, an an
4t Secretary of State. oPi oPi