Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 129

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 87

AN ACT CONCURRING IN A PROPOSED 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".

Effective June 30, 1989.