Bill Text: DE SB14 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Delaware Relating To Appointment Of Judges.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-15 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate [SB14 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2013-SB14-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Sen. Simpson & Sen. Townsend & Rep. Keeley & Rep. D. Short
	Sens. Cloutier, Hocker, Lavelle, Lawson, Lopez, Pettyjohn, Venables; Reps. Baumbach, Hudson, Kenton, Kowalko, Miro, Outten, Ramone

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 14

Mar 14, 2013

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES.

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 �3 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Delaware by adding at the end thereof the following:

Seventh, at the time of Senate confirmation of an appointment to a vacancy in any Judicial Office which requires the appointee to be a member of a political party, the appointee shall have been a registered member of that political party for a period of at least two years immediately prior to the confirmation.

SYNOPSIS

This is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to ensure that judicial appointees who are constitutionally required to be a member of a political party, to have been a member of that political party for at least the last 2 years.

AUTHOR:Sen. Simpson