Constitutional Amendments

Pursuant to Article XVI, Section 1 of the Delaware Constitution, the Secretary of State has published six proposed constitutional amendments approved by both chambers of the 151st Delaware General Assembly. The proposed constitutional amendments were published in July 2022 in local newspapers of all three counties.

HB 130

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO § 1, ARTICLE XVI OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION.

HB 395 w/
HA 1

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO § 3, ARTICLE II OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE RESIDENCY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

HB 411

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON THE TIME AND FREQUENCY OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.

SS 1 for SB 11

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I, § 12 OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURES.

SB 294

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

HB 452

AN ACT PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

Amendments must receive a two-thirds majority vote in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Two consecutive Delaware General Assemblies must approve any proposed constitutional amendments for them to pass. These proposed amendments will become part of the Delaware Constitution if a “second leg” of the exact same amendment is approved by state legislators elected in the upcoming general election scheduled for November 8, 2022.

For additional information on the proposed constitutional amendments, please visit legis.delaware.gov.