Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 5143 – Candidate for General Assembly not to make written pledge; penalty
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(a) No candidate for State Senator or Representative in the General Assembly shall make any written pledge to give or withhold that candidate’s own vote on any proposed law or legislation, nor shall any other person seek to influence any such candidate in the candidate’s attitude upon any proposed law or legislation by offer or promise of a vote or votes or of any support at any primary or election.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 5143
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- 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) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not less than 1 month nor more than 2 years, or both.
Code 1915, § ?1876D; 29 Del. Laws, c. 112; 30 Del. Laws, c. 105; Code 1935, § ?1944; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?5145; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;