Article III — Executive
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Del. Const. art. III, § 1 Governor to be supreme executive
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The Supreme executive powers of the State shall be vested in a Governor.
Del. Const. art. III, § 2 Election of Governor
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The Governor shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the State, once in every four years, at the general election.
Del. Const. art. III, § 3 Election returns, publications; election by General Assembly
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The returns of every election for Governor shall be sealed up and immediately transmitted to the President of the Senate, or in case of a vacancy in the Office of President of the Senate, or his absence from the State to the Secretary of State, who shall keep the same until a Pre…
Del. Const. art. III, § 4 Contested elections of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
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Contested elections of the Governor or Lieutenant-Governor shall be determined by a joint committee, consisting of one-third of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly, to be selected by ballot of the Houses respectively. Every member of the committee shall …
Del. Const. art. III, § 5 Term of office
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The Governor shall hold his office during four years from the third Tuesday in January next ensuing his election; and shall not be elected a third time to said office.
Del. Const. art. III, § 6 Qualifications
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The Governor shall be at least thirty years of age, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the United States twelve years next before the day of his election, and the last six years of that term an inhabitant of this State, unless he shall have been absent on public business o…
Del. Const. art. III, § 7 Compensation
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The Governor shall, at stated times, receive for his services an adequate salary to be fixed by law, which shall be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected.
Del. Const. art. III, § 8 Governor as commander-in-chief of State armed forces
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He shall be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of this State, and of the militia, except when they shall be called into the service of the United States.
Del. Const. art. III, § 9 Appointing power; recess appointments; confirmation
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He shall have power, unless herein otherwise provided, to appoint, by and with the consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Senate, such officers as he is or may be authorized by this Constitution or by law to appoint. He shall have power to fill all vacancies that…
Del. Const. art. III, § 10 Secretary of State; appointment, term, duties and compensation
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The Governor shall appoint, by and with the consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Senate, a Secretary of State, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor. He shall keep a fair register of all the official acts and proceedings of the Governor, and…
Del. Const. art. III, § 11 County officers; qualifications; Members of Congress, federal employees and other officers holding dual office
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No person shall be elected or appointed to an office within a County who shall not have a right to vote for a Representative in the General Assembly, and have been a resident therein one year next before his election or appointment, nor hold the office longer than he continues to…
Del. Const. art. III, § 12 Commissions
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All Commissions shall be in the name of the State, and shall be sealed with the great seal and signed by the Governor.
Del. Const. art. III, § 13 Removal of officers by Governor; procedure
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The Governor may for any reasonable cause remove any officer, except the Lieutenant-Governor and members of the General Assembly, upon the address of two-thirds of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly. Whenever the General Assembly shall so address the Go…
Del. Const. art. III, § 14 Reports from executive departments
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The Governor may require information in writing from the officers in the executive department, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Del. Const. art. III, § 15 Messages to General Assembly
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He shall, from time to time, give to the General Assembly information of affairs concerning the State and recommend to its consideration such measures as he shall judge expedient.
Del. Const. art. III, § 16 Special sessions of General Assembly; adjournment; special session of Senate
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He may on extraordinary occasions convene the General Assembly by proclamation; and in case of disagreement between the two Houses with respect to the time of adjournment, adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper, not exceeding three months. He shall have power to conve…
Del. Const. art. III, § 17 Execution of laws
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He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
Del. Const. art. III, § 18 Approval or veto of bills, orders, resolutions or votes; repassage over veto
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Every bill which shall have passed both Houses of the General Assembly shall, before it becomes law, be presented to the Governor; if he approves, he shall sign it; but if he shall not approve, he shall return it with his objections to the House in which it shall have originated,…
Del. Const. art. III, § 19 Lieutenant-Governor; election, term and qualifications; President of the Senate; Compensation
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A Lieutenant-Governor shall be chosen at the same time, in the same manner, for the same term, and subject to the same provisions as the Governor; he shall possess the same qualifications of eligibility for office as the Governor; he shall be President of the Senate, but shall ha…
Del. Const. art. III, § 20 Vacancy in offices of both Governor and Lieutenant-Governor; officers eligible to act; disability of Governor
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(a) In case the person elected Governor shall die or become disqualified before the commencement of his term of office, or shall refuse to take the same, or in case of the removal of the Governor from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and …
Del. Const. art. III, § 21 Election and Term of Office for Certain State Officers
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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. (The …
Del. Const. art. III, § 22 Election and term of office of certain county officers; commission; successive terms of sheriff
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The terms of office of Prothonotaries, Clerks of the Peace, Registers of Wills, Recorders, Registers in Chancery, Clerks of the Orphans' Court and Sheriff shall be four years. These officers shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the respective counties at general elections…
Del. Const. art. III, § 23 Place of office of certain county officers
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Prothonotaries, Clerks of the Peace, Registers of Wills, Recorders, Registers in Chancery, Clerks of the Orphans' Court and Sheriffs shall keep their offices in the town or place in each county in which the Superior Court is usually held.
Del. Const. art. III, § 24 Abolition of office of Clerk of Orphans' Court; transfer of functions
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The General Assembly shall have power to transfer all or any part of the powers, functions and records of the Clerk of the Orphans' Court for any county to such other office or offices as it deems appropriate, and to abolish the office of Clerk of the Orphans' Court for any count…