§ 7717. Certification of results.
§ 7717. Certification of results. (a) After the sense of the majority of the total number of delegates composing the convention is taken upon the question of the ratification of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the convention shall certify a resolution of its vote over the hand of the president, […]
§ 7718. Compensation of delegates, officers and employees; expenses.
§ 7718. Compensation of delegates, officers and employees; expenses. Every delegate to the convention shall receive $10 for every day that delegate is in attendance at such convention, not exceeding 3, and in addition thereto, 10 cents for each mile necessarily travelled by the delegate in making 1 round trip from the place of that […]
§ 7719. Applicability of act of Congress.
§ 7719. Applicability of act of Congress. If at or about the time of submitting any such amendment, Congress shall, either in the resolution submitting the same or by a statute, prescribe the manner in which the conventions shall be constituted, and shall not except from the provisions of such statute or resolution such states […]
§ 7708. What nominations shall be effective.
§ 7708. What nominations shall be effective. No nominations shall be effective except those of the 7 candidates from New Castle County in favor of ratification, the 7 candidates from New Castle County against ratification and the 7 candidates from New Castle County not committed to either ratification or rejection of the proposed amendment, the […]
§ 7709. What nominations shall be effective
§ 7709. What nominations shall be effective38 Del. Laws, c. 5, § 8; Code 1935, § 6213; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 7709; 61 Del. Laws, c. 480, § 23; repealed by 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 102, eff. July 1, 2015.;
§ 7710. Alternates.
§ 7710. Alternates. Candidates for nomination not nominated as provided in §§ 7706-7708 of this title shall be deemed to be alternates to the nominees in their respective groups in the order of the number of signatures which they have respectively received upon their nominating petitions and in the event of the death, resignation or […]
§ 7711. Printing of ballots; to whom delivered; additional ballots.
§ 7711. Printing of ballots; to whom delivered; additional ballots. The Department shall cause to be printed and distributed the ballots for the election of delegates in the quantity and in the manner provided by law for general elections; provided that such ballots as are required under the election laws to be delivered to the […]
§ 7712. Use of separate ballot; form.
§ 7712. Use of separate ballot; form. The election shall be by ballot, separate from any ballot to be used at the same election. Such ballot, if used at a general election, shall be enclosed in the same envelope as the ballot for use at such general election, otherwise each ballot cast shall be enclosed […]
§ 7713. Election of nominees; vacancies.
§ 7713. Election of nominees; vacancies. The 17 nominees who receive the highest number of votes shall be the delegates to the convention. If there is a vacancy in the convention caused by the death or disability of any delegate or any other cause, the same shall be filled by appointment by the majority vote […]
§ 7714. Meeting of delegates.
§ 7714. Meeting of delegates. The delegates to the convention shall meet in the Senate Chamber at the State House in Dover on the twenty-eighth day after their election at 12: 00 noon, and shall thereupon constitute a convention to pass upon the question of whether or not the proposed amendment shall be ratified. 38 […]