(a) Following a member‘s election, the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, whichever is appropriate, shall distribute to the member information regarding the member’s responsibilities under this chapter and a form to make the designation under § 1704 of this title.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 1707

  • Member: means a member of the General Assembly under Article II of the Delaware Constitution. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 1703
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

(b) The designation of an emergency interim successor becomes effective when the member making the designation under § 1704 or § 1706 of this title files with the Secretary of State and the Director of the General Assembly’s Division of Research all of the following information:

(1) The successor’s name.

(2) Contact information, including address, home and mobile phone number, and electronic mail address.

(3) Rank in order of succession.

(c) The removal of an emergency interim successor or change in order of succession becomes effective when the member so acting files this information with the Secretary of State and the Director of the General Assembly’s Division of Research.

(d) The Secretary of State shall inform the Governor, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, and all emergency interim successors of all such designations, removals, and changes in order of succession.

29 Del. C. 1953, § ?1707; 53 Del. Laws, c. 140; 81 Del. Laws, c. 449, § 14;