The General Assembly declares all of the following:
(1) The possibility of an emergency event exists that may result in the death or inability to act of a large proportion of the membership of the General Assembly.
(2) To comply with existing legal requirements pertaining to the General Assembly during an emergency event would be impracticable, would cause undue delay, and would jeopardize continuity of operation of a legally constituted General Assembly.
(3) It is necessary to adopt special provisions as set out in this chapter for the effective operation of the General Assembly.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 17. EMERGENCY INTERIM LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSION
§ 1702. Declaration of policy.
§ 1704. Designation of emergency interim successors to members.
§ 1705. Status, qualifications, and term of emergency interim successors.
§ 1706. Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors.
§ 1707. Recording and publication.
§ 1708. Oath of emergency interim successors.
§ 1709. Duty of emergency interim successors and members.
§ 1710. Place of meeting of the General Assembly.
§ 1711. Convening of General Assembly in event of an emergency event.
§ 1712. Assumption of powers and duties of member of emergency interim successor.
§ 1713. Privileges, immunities, and compensation of emergency interim successors.