CHAPTER 529
FORMERLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 196
AS AMENDED BY
SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1
AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE FOR CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS.
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 III of the Constitution of the State of Delaware by striking Section 21 in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section, which new Section shall read as follows:
"Section 21. Election and Term of Office for Certain State Officers
Section 21. The terms of the office of the Attorney-General, the Insurance Commissioner, the Auditor of Accounts and the State Treasurer shall be four years. These officers shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the State at general elections, and be commissioned by the Governor."
Section 2. The four-year term for the offices of Auditor of Accounts and State Treasurer shall be effective commencing with the elections to be held in the year 1982.
Approved January 25, 1978.