Legal Opinion
In re Request of the Governor for an Advisory Opinion
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 27, 2009No. 150, 2009PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pursuant to 10 Del. C. § 141 and 29 Del. C. § 2102, you asked the Justices for their opinions regarding the proper construction of Article II, Section 17 of the Delaware Constitution in relation to your initiative to reinstitute a sports lottery. To assist you and the General Assembly in fulfilling your respective constitutional duties to enact a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year, we agreed to expedite our response. For the reasons that follow, we answer your question in part, but conclude that certain aspects of your question cannot be answered on the current record.
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