Opinion ID: 2367442
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Heading: Pertinent Constitutional and Statutory Provisions

Text: The pertinent constitutional and statutory provisions include the following: (1) Article III, § 9 of the Delaware Constitution in pertinent part: He [the Governor] shall have power, unless herein otherwise provided, to appoint, by and with the consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Senate, such officers as he is or may be authorized by this Constitution or by law to appoint. He shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, in offices to which he may appoint, except in the offices of Chancellor, Chief Justice and Associate Judges, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the end of the next session of the Senate. (2) Article XV, § 5 of the Delaware Constitution: All public officers shall hold their respective offices until their successors shall be duly qualified, except in cases herein otherwise provided. (3) 17 Del.C. § 1701, article V, and §§§ 1713, 1714 and 1715: § 1701. Article V Commissioners [in pertinent part]. Each Commissioner shall hold office for a term of five years, and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified.... Any vacancy, however created, shall be filled for the unexpired term only. § 1713. Holding over of Commissioners. Each Commissioner from this State shall continue to hold office after the expiration of the term for which he is appointed and until his respective successor is appointed and qualified; but no period during which any such Commissioner shall hold over shall be deemed to be an extension of his term of office for the purpose of computing the date on which said successor's term expires. § 1714. Successors. After the expiration of the term of each Delaware Commissioner and each succeeding Commissioner thereafter, the Governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a successor, who shall hold office for a term of 5 years or until his successor has been appointed and qualified. § 1715. Vacancies. In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of a Commissioner from this State by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the Governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a successor, who shall hold office for the unexpired term.