DE · constitutions
Del. Const. art. III, § 6
Qualifications
The Governor shall be at least 30 years of age and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the United States 12 years next before the day of election, and the last 6 years of that term an inhabitant of this State, unless absent on public business of the United States or of this State.
History
71 Del. Laws, c. 379 and 72 Del. Laws, c. 136; 84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5
Provenance
- Source
- delcode.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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