Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 340

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 325

AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, RELATING TO GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN PENALTIES FOR ELECTION OFFENSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each House thereof concurring therein):

Section 1. Amend Article V of the Constitution of the State of Delaware by deleting the phrase, "If a male," as it appears In the first sentence of Section 7.

Section 2. Amend Section 7 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Delaware by deleting the words "he", "him", and "himself" wherever they occur and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "said person"; and by deleting the word "his" wherever it occurs and by inserting in lieu thereof the words said person's".

Approved June 29, 1988