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15 DE Code § 5307. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 53. Military or Other Interference With Elections|§ 5307. Duties of inspector at special polling place.

§ 5307. Duties of inspector at special polling place. (a) The polls authorized to be held by § 5306 of this title shall be held at the place where they are opened unless it be impracticable to hold them there in which event they shall be adjourned to some other place, or places, if necessary, in the election district where they are opened, and there held, and they shall be kept open until 6: 00 in the afternoon, when the inspector shall close them. (b) As soon as such polls are closed, the inspector holding them, having first ascertained the number of ballots cast, and for whom and for what office the votes were given, and made a certificate thereof, shall seal up the ballots received by that inspector in a box or envelope, and keep them safely, together with the list of the names of the electors who have deposited their ballots with that inspector, until the time of the meeting of the Superior Court of the inspector's county, constituted as provided by § 6, article V, of the Constitution of this State, provided by the election laws, when the inspector shall appear before the Court with the ballots and list of voters and that inspector's certificate, and deliver the certificate to the Court, with an affidavit made by the inspector upon the same, that it contains a true and faithful statement of the number of ballots received by the inspector, the names of the electors who cast them, the number of votes for the different persons voted for and that at the poll held by the inspector, that the inspector did not knowingly receive the ballot of any person not a duly qualified voter within that inspector's election district according to the Constitution and laws of this State and did not refuse to receive the ballot of any person so qualified, who had been prevented from voting at the regular place of voting by military force or the requirement of an oath unauthorized by the Constitution and laws of this State, and that the inspector determined every matter that came before that inspector and performed every act and duty required of the inspector by law touching the election held by the inspector, truly, faithfully and impartially, according to the best of that inspector's skill and judgment. 12 Del. Laws, c. 491, §  2;  Code 1915, §  1832;  Code 1935, §  1921;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5308;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
15 DE Code § 5308. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 53. Military or Other Interference With Elections|§ 5308. Canvass of ballots from special polling place.

§ 5308. Canvass of ballots from special polling place. The Superior Court, sitting as a board of canvass, shall receive the certificate, and in ascertaining and certifying the state of the election shall take into consideration the number of ballots certified by the inspector to have been received by that inspector and for whom and what office the votes were given, and give the certificate the same force and effect as a certificate of the election officers at any of the regular places of holding the election. The votes so given shall be reckoned among the number of votes given in the election district where they were received by the inspector, in the same manner as if they had been given at the regular place of voting in the district; provided always, however, that the Court shall be required to hear and determine challenges as to the right of any person, who delivered that person's own ballot to the inspector, and reject any ballot if the person who cast the same had not a right to vote under the Constitution and laws of this State, either from want of qualification, or by reason of having voted at any other place in the State where the person was entitled to vote on the same day. Such of the ballots so received by the inspector, as are not rejected by the Court and also the list of voters, and the certificate shall be deposited by the Court in the regular ballot box of the election district where they were cast, and the box shall then be immediately resealed by the Court. The Court may also open the ballot box for the purpose. The Court may also examine on oath the inspector touching any matter connected with the inspector's holding of the election, and may if it appear to it that the election was not fairly held by such inspector, reject the inspector's certificate and throw out the vote returned by that inspector. 12 Del. Laws, c. 491, §  3;  Code 1915, §  1833;  Code 1935, §  1922;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5309;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
15 DE Code § 5309. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 53. Military or Other Interference With Elections|§ 5309. Procedure in case of military interference with board of canvass.

§ 5309. Procedure in case of military interference with board of canvass. If it is apparent to the Court sitting as board of canvass that any interference with the performance of its duties will be attempted by military force, or if, after it has met, any such interference is attempted, it may meet at any other place within its county to perform its duties. And further, if any member of the Court, or any such inspector created by virtue of this title, or any inspector of election, is prevented, by reason of such interference from attending the meeting of the Court, or if the Court, being met, shall be prevented by such interference from performing the duties incumbent on it, the Court shall adjourn to meet at some other time and other place, if necessary, to perform its duties under the laws of this State, and so adjourn from time to time until such duties can be performed. The duty of attendance upon the Court on the part of such an inspector created by authority of this chapter, and the penalties upon such inspector for not appearing shall be the same as in the case of the inspectors regularly elected or appointed according to law. 12 Del. Laws, c. 491, §  4;  Code 1915, §  1834;  Code 1935, §  1923;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5310;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
15 DE Code § 5310. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 53. Military or Other Interference With Elections|§ 5310. Number of special polling places not limited.

§ 5310. Number of special polling places not limited. Nothing contained in §§ 5306-5312 of this title shall limit the voting places to 2 in an election district, but, the emergency contemplated in §§ 5306-5309 of this title arising, as many different polls may be held as there are numbers of voters of 5 or more, who under the circumstances withdraw from the regular place of holding the election for the purpose of casting their ballots without intimidation or interference. 12 Del. Laws, c. 491, §  5;  Code 1915, §  1835;  Code 1935, §  1924;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5311;
15 DE Code § 5311. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 53. Military or Other Interference With Elections|§ 5311. Special clerk; appointment; oath.

§ 5311. Special clerk; appointment; oath. Each inspector chosen under § 5306 of this title may appoint a clerk to aid the inspector in the discharge of such duties as are clerical and shall administer to the clerk before the clerk enters upon the discharge of the duties to be assigned to that clerk an oath or affirmation in these words:  “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Delaware, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of Clerk of the Election for this election in . . . . . . . . . . . Election District in . . . . . . . .  . . . Representative District in . . . . . . . . . . . County, according to the best of my ability.” 12 Del. Laws, c. 491, §  6;  Code 1915, §  1836;  Code 1935, §  1925;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5312;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
15 DE Code § 5312. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 53. Military or Other Interference With Elections|§ 5312. Compensation of special election officers.

§ 5312. Compensation of special election officers. The special inspectors and clerks elected and appointed under this chapter shall receive the same compensation as inspectors and clerks elected and appointed under the provisions of law for a general election. 12 Del. Laws, c. 491, §  6;  Code 1915, §  1836;  Code 1935, §  1925;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5313;
15 DE Code § 5401. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 54. Early Voting|§ 5401. Applicability.

§ 5401. Applicability. This chapter applies to the following elections:  (1) A primary election. (2) A general election. (3) A special election to fill a vacancy in a statewide office, the General Assembly, or an office covered by Chapter 73 of this title.82 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 1;
15 DE Code § 5402. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 54. Early Voting|§ 5402. Early voting; designated locations.

§ 5402. Early voting; designated locations. The State Election Commissioner shall designate locations at which a qualified voter, duly registered, may vote in person during at least 10 days before an election, up to and including the Saturday and Sunday immediately before an election. 82 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 1;
15 DE Code § 5403. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 54. Early Voting|§ 5403. Designation and publication of early voting locations.

§ 5403. Designation and publication of early voting locations. (a) The State Election Commissioner shall designate and publish the early voting locations at least 30 days before an election. (b) The State Election Commissioner shall only designate a location as an early voting location if it meets the requirements of § 4512 of this title. (c) In an election for a statewide office, at least 1 early voting location must be designated in each county, with an additional early voting location in the City of Wilmington. 82 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 1;
15 DE Code § 5404. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 54. Early Voting|§ 5404. Hours at designated early voting locations.

§ 5404. Hours at designated early voting locations. (a) The State Election Commissioner shall open the designated early voting locations for at least 8 hours on each day of early voting. (b) The State Election Commissioner shall close the designated early voting locations no earlier than 7 p.m. on each day of early voting and shall open the designated early voting locations by 7 a.m. on at least 5 of the early voting days. 82 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 1;
15 DE Code § 5405. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 54. Early Voting|§ 5405. Procedure for conducting early voting.

§ 5405. Procedure for conducting early voting. Except as otherwise provided under this chapter, the procedure for early voting is as established under Chapter 49 of this title. 82 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 1;
15 DE Code § 5406. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 54. Early Voting|§ 5406. Method of early voting.

§ 5406. Method of early voting. The State Election Commissioner shall determine whether early voting occurs by voting machine or paper ballot. 82 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 1;
15 DE Code § 5407. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 54. Early Voting|§ 5407. Tabulation of early voting ballots.

§ 5407. Tabulation of early voting ballots. Early voting ballots must be tabulated at the same time as absentee ballots. 82 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 1;
15 DE Code § 5408. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 54. Early Voting|§ 5408. Daily updates of polling records.

§ 5408. Daily updates of polling records. The Department of Elections shall establish procedures for daily updates of polling records to ensure the integrity of each election. 82 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 1;
15 DE Code § 5501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 55. Absentee Voting|§ 5501. Purpose of chapter; scope.

§ 5501. Purpose of chapter; scope. It is the purpose and intent of the General Assembly in enacting this chapter to provide those qualified electors of this State who are unable to appear at an election to cast their ballots at the polling place of their election district with the ability to cast a ballot to be counted in the total for the election district in which the elector is registered, in compliance with article V, § 4A, Delaware Constitution. This chapter shall govern general absentee voting procedures in all primary, general, and special elections conducted in this State; provided, however, that procedures unique to a specific election or election type may be set forth elsewhere in this title. 44 Del. Laws, c. 118, §  20;  47 Del. Laws, c. 316, §  4;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5501;  49 Del. Laws, c. 278, §  1;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  122;  63 Del. Laws, c. 455, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  1;
15 DE Code § 5502. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 55. Absentee Voting|§ 5502. Persons eligible to vote by absentee ballot.

§ 5502. Persons eligible to vote by absentee ballot. Any qualified elector, duly registered, of this State may cast the qualified elector's vote by absentee ballot in any primary election, general election, special election for statewide or local offices and in any election held under the provisions of Chapter 73 of this title. Votes cast by absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter shall be counted in the total for the election district in which the elector is registered if the elector is unable to appear at the polling place of the elector's election district due to the following reasons:  (1) Because such person is in the public service of the United States or of this State, or is a citizen of the United States temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia, or such person's spouse or dependents when residing with or accompanying the person, or is absent from this State because of illness or injury received while serving in the armed forces of the United States; or (2) Because such person is in the armed forces of the United States or the merchant marine of the United States, or attached to and serving with the armed forces of the United States in the American Red Cross or United Service Organizations; or (3) Because of the nature of such person's business or occupation, including the business or occupation of providing care to his or her parent, spouse, or child who is living at home and requires constant care due to illness, disability, or injury; or (4) Because such person is sick or physically disabled; or (5) Because such person is absent from the district while on vacation; or (6) Because such person is unable to vote at a certain time or on a certain day due to the tenets or teachings of that person's religion; or (7) Because such person is otherwise authorized pursuant to the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) [52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq.] to vote by absentee ballot; or (8) Because such person is otherwise authorized by federal law to vote by absentee ballot.44 Del. Laws, c. 118, §  1;  47 Del. Laws, c. 316, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5503;  49 Del. Laws, c. 278, §  3;  57 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  75;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  123;  58 Del. Laws, c. 397, §  8;  61 Del. Laws, c. 252, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 67, §§  1-3;  63 Del. Laws, c. 455, §  2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 455, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 301, §§  1, 2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 287, §  3;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §§  70, 71;  78 Del. Laws, c. 297, §  2;
15 DE Code § 5504. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 55. Absentee Voting|§ 5504. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions; envelope specifications; pre-paid postage.

§ 5504. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions; envelope specifications; pre-paid postage. (a) Upon receipt of a statement from an elector pursuant to § 5503 of this title, the Department shall process the same and confirm that the elector qualifies for an absentee ballot pursuant to § 5502 of this title. (b) Not more than 60 nor less than 4 days prior to an election, and within 3 days after the absentee ballots, envelopes, and instructions therefore become available, the Department shall mail, to each elector who requests and qualifies for an absentee ballot pursuant to § 5502 of this title, the following:  (1) An absentee ballot for the election district in which the elector resides; (2) Instructions for completing the absentee ballot and returning it to the Department, marked “INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AND RETURNING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT”; and (3) An envelope marked “BALLOT ENVELOPE,” which shall be:  a. Of the type known as a security mailing envelope, designed to securely protect the contents thereof from tampering, removal, or substitution without detection; b. Large enough to carry the ballot envelope containing the completed absentee ballot; and c. Addressed for return to the Department. (c) Postage for all mailings made pursuant to this subsection shall be pre-paid by the Department. (d) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the issuance of an absentee ballot to those lawfully entitled thereto when the request is made less than 4 days prior to the election. 44 Del. Laws, c. 118, §§  4, 7;  45 Del. Laws, Sp. Sess., c. 5,, §  2;  45 Del. Laws, c. 155, §§  3, 6;  46 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5506;  60 Del. Laws, c. 414, §  14;  63 Del. Laws, c. 455, §  3;  75 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 427, §§  1, 2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  87;  81 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 2;
15 DE Code § 5505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 55. Absentee Voting|§ 5505. Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter identification label; statement of eligibility.

§ 5505. Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter identification label; statement of eligibility. (a) The Department shall provide to each elector to whom it sends an absentee ballot an envelope which shall be:  (1) A color other than white; (2) Large enough to hold a completed ballot; and (3) Designed to protect its contents from tampering, removal or substitution without detection. (b) Upon each envelope provided pursuant to this section shall appear:  (1) The words “BALLOT ENVELOPE”; (2) An alphanumeric symbol and/or barcode for use in accounting for the absentee ballot; (3) Identification information for the elector receiving the absentee ballot, including: the name of the county within which the elector is domiciled, the elector's name, the elector's address, the elector's election district, the elector's representative district, and such other information as the Department may require; and (4) The following oath:  “I do solemnly swear (affirm) that to the best of my knowledge I am eligible to vote in the State of Delaware and that my voting address is as it appears on the label on this envelope. I also do solemnly swear (affirm) under penalty of perjury that I have not received or accepted, or offered to receive or accept, any money or other item of value as compensation, inducement or reward for the giving or withholding of a vote at this election, nor that I am acting under duress or threat of duress or harm.” (5) If the voter is voting under the provisions of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Voting Act [52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq.], the oath shall be as provided by that act as amended. (6) The voter's signature.44 Del. Laws, c. 118, §  5;  45 Del. Laws, c. 155, §  4;  47 Del. Laws, c. 316, §  2;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5507;  49 Del. Laws, c. 278, §  7;  50 Del. Laws, c. 173, §  10;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  128;  60 Del. Laws, c. 414, §  15;  65 Del. Laws, c. 455, §  4;  68 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  27;  75 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  3;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  88;  81 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 3;
15 DE Code § 5506. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 55. Absentee Voting|§ 5506. Instructions for completing absentee ballots.

§ 5506. Instructions for completing absentee ballots. The Attorney General shall prepare a list of instructions to assist an elector voting by absentee ballot in properly marking and returning the elector's ballot pursuant to this chapter. These instructions shall be known and marked as “INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AND RETURNING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.” Before each election the Attorney General shall deliver a copy of the instructions to the Department in sufficient time for the Department to have the instructions printed and delivered to each elector who requested an absentee ballot for the ensuing election. 44 Del. Laws, c. 118, §  9;  45 Del. Laws, c. 155, §  8;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5509;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  89;
15 DE Code § 5507. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 55. Absentee Voting|§ 5507. Voting procedure; execution of statement; return of ballot.

§ 5507. Voting procedure; execution of statement; return of ballot. The procedure for completing an absentee ballot and returning it to the Department is as follows:  (1) An elector who receives an absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter shall complete the ballot by marking it with the elector's selections and shall place the completed ballot in the envelope marked “BALLOT ENVELOPE.” (2) The elector shall confirm that the information about that elector on the ballot envelope is correct and then sign the self-administered oath. (3) The elector shall then seal the ballot envelope. (4) The elector shall return the sealed ballot envelope to the Department by:  a. Depositing it in a United States postal mailbox, thereby mailing it to the Department; or b. Delivering it, or causing it to be delivered, to the Department before the polls close on the day of the election.44 Del. Laws, c. 118, §  6;  45 Del. Laws, c. 155, §  5;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5510;  55 Del. Laws, c. 150;  60 Del. Laws, c. 414, §  18;  65 Del. Laws, c. 455, §§  5, 6;  68 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  5;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 427, §§  4-6;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  89;  81 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 4;
15 DE Code § 5508. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 15 - Elections|Chapter 55. Absentee Voting|§ 5508. Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots.

§ 5508. Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots. (a) The Department shall endorse the date and time of receipt on the ballot envelope of each absentee ballot received thereby. (b) For an absentee ballot to be counted under this chapter, an elector voting by absentee ballot shall return the elector marked ballot to the Department office of the county in which the voter resides before the polls close on the day of the election. (c) The Department shall retain unopened any ballot envelope it receives after the polls close on the day of the election until the last day of February next after the election, or longer if directed by proper authority or required to do so by federal law. 44 Del. Laws, c. 118, §  11;  45 Del. Laws, c. 155, §  10;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  5511;  49 Del. Laws, c. 278, §  8;  50 Del. Laws, c. 173, §  3;  52 Del. Laws, c. 92, §§  1, 2;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  129;  68 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  6;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  7;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  89;  82 Del. Laws, c. 170, § 45;