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...
