SPONSOR:	Rep. Keeley & Rep. J. Johnson & Rep. Scott & Sen. Henry
	Reps. Baumbach, Bolden, Brady, Heffernan, Kowalko, Mitchell, Potter, M. Smith, Viola; Sens. Cloutier, Ennis, Lavelle, Marshall, Peterson, Townsend, Venables

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 10

AN ACT CONCURRING IN A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING.

WHEREAS, an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Delaware was proposed in the 146^th General Assembly, being Chapter 332, Volume 78, Laws of Delaware, as follows:

“AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING.

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, §2 of the Constitution of the State of Delaware by deleting the term “five years” as it appears after the word ‘or’ and before the word “after” in the second sentence thereof.”; and

WHEREAS, the proposed amendment was adopted by two-thirds of all members elected to each house of the 146^th General Assembly;

NOW, THEREFORE;

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, §2 of the Constitution of the State of Delaware by deleting the term “five years” as it appears after the word “or” and before the word “after” in the second sentence thereof.

SYNOPSIS

This Act is the second leg of a Constitutional Amendment which eliminates the existing five-year waiting period before eligible felons who have fully discharged their sentences may have their voting rights restored. This Act shall be known as the Hazel D. Plant Voter Restoration Act.