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2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 17. REMOVAL PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION RECORDS › § 1710. Notice of change of election district boundary.

§ 1710. Notice of change of election district boundary.
When the boundaries of any election district have been changed, the Department shall notify each of the affected voters by mail.
15 Del. C. 1953, §  1710;  57 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  31;  58 Del. Laws, c. 215, §  13;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  24;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 19. REGISTRATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 1901. Eligibility.

§ 1901. Eligibility.
(a) A Delaware citizen absent from the State, not registered to vote in another state and eligible to vote in accordance with the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) [52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq.] as amended shall be permitted to register to vote under the provisions of this chapter if that person is a citizen and permanent resident of the State of Delaware. For purposes of this section, this includes:
(1) A citizen and permanent resident of the State of Delaware who became ill or who was injured while a member of a uniformed service;
(2) A citizen and permanent resident of the State of Delaware who is a member of a service organization such as the American Red Cross attached to and serving with a uniformed service; or
(3) A spouse or dependent of a person meeting the criteria in this section.
(b) Persons registering to vote in accordance with this chapter shall:
(1) Register to vote at the address of that person's own permanent residence in the State of Delaware;
(2) Register to vote at the address of that person's own last place of permanent residence in the State of Delaware prior to joining a uniformed service or moving overseas; or
(3) In the case of persons who are permanently living outside of the United States, be registered to vote at the address of the office of the Department in the county in which they last resided before moving overseas. These persons shall be permitted to vote for federal offices only.
(c) Citizens listed in subsection (a) of this section above do not lose their domicile in the State of Delaware unless they establish a domicile or register to vote in another state.
75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  19;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  25;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 19. REGISTRATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 1902. Application by persons eligible to register to vote under the provisions of this chapter.

§ 1902. Application by persons eligible to register to vote under the provisions of this chapter.
(a) A citizen and permanent resident of the State of Delaware who maintains a residence in the State may submit a State of Delaware Voter Registration Application or any registration application promulgated by the federal government.
(b) A citizen eligible to vote under the provisions of this chapter who does not maintain a residence within the State of Delaware may register to vote by submitting a federal Post Card Application, federal Write-in Absentee Ballot, or any other registration application promulgated by the federal government under the provisions of the UOCAVA [52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq.] as amended.
(c) The deadline for the Department to receive an application to register to vote under the provisions of this chapter is the third Monday prior to a primary or general election. Applications received after a deadline shall be held and processed on the first business day following that election.
(d) The Department shall accept electronic transmissions of signed registration applications specified in this section.
(e) The Department shall immediately notify any person whose application to register to vote was rejected and provide such person the reason or reasons for rejection and information on how to appeal the rejection.
75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  19;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  26;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 19. REGISTRATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 1903. Late registration procedures for military and overseas citizens.

§ 1903. Late registration procedures for military and overseas citizens.
A citizen who has been discharged or separated from a uniformed service, the Merchant Marine or from employment outside of the territorial limits of the United States too late to register to vote for a primary or general election but within 60 days of the date of a primary or general election, shall be entitled to register to vote for the purpose of voting in that and ensuing primary or general elections after presenting documentation of that individual's discharge, separation or termination of employment to the Department up to and including the date of the election. This also applies to any accompanying family members who are otherwise eligible to register to vote.
75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  19;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  27;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 19. REGISTRATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 1904. Special registration and other election services to uniformed service members.

§ 1904. Special registration and other election services to uniformed service members.
(a) The Department shall upon request from the appropriate authority assist members of the State's National Guard and members of reserve units headquartered in the State of Delaware to register to vote and to apply for absentee ballots. The Department shall also, where possible, assist any other member of a uniformed service present in the State of Delaware to register to vote and to apply for an absentee ballot from their home state.
(b) Services to a person not eligible to register to vote in the State of Delaware shall be limited to providing the appropriate application, assisting in the completion of that application and advising the person on deadlines, that person's rights, and points of contact in the state in which that person is domiciled.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision in this title, citizens of the State of Delaware who are scheduled to be deployed within 7 days of the day of a primary or general election and who are registered voters in the State of Delaware shall upon presentation of military orders be issued an absentee ballot and be permitted to vote by absentee ballot at any office of the Department prior to closing of the polls on the day of the election. If it is not possible to issue the person the ballot for that person's election district, a special ballot containing federal and statewide offices only shall be issued.
75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  19;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  28;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 19. REGISTRATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 1905. Law applicable.

§ 1905. Law applicable.
All the provisions in this title relating to registration of voters in general, as provided by law, shall apply as far as pertinent to this chapter.
75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  19;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter I. Registration Officers › § 2001. Appointment of registration officers; conduct of registration.

§ 2001. Appointment of registration officers; conduct of registration.
(a) The Department shall train and appoint such Department employees and such other persons as deemed necessary to serve as registration officers. These persons shall serve at the pleasure of the Department.
(b) Compensation of registration officers shall be set by the Department.
(c) The Department shall conduct voter registration at its offices each regular business day except during periods during which registration is closed in accordance with this title. The Department may schedule additional periods for office registration as deemed necessary.
67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  19;  74 Del. Laws, c. 411, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  29;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter I. Registration Officers › § 2002. Appearance of registration officers for taking of oath and instruction.

§ 2002. Appearance of registration officers for taking of oath and instruction.
Each person appointed under § 2001 of this title shall appear before the Department to qualify by taking and subscribing to the prescribed oath (or affirmation) and to receive suitable instruction after due notice from the Department, which shall be given at least 7 days before the times appointed for the appearance of the registration officers. No person shall be excused from the obligation unless that person shall have become disqualified by sickness, disability or otherwise.
67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  19;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  29;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter I. Registration Officers › § 2003. Oath of office for registration officers.

§ 2003. Oath of office for registration officers.
(a) Each person appointed under § 2001 of this title shall take and subscribe before the Department before beginning such person's duties the following oath (or affirmation):
I, ________________________________________________________________, residing in ________________________________ election district of the representative district in ________________________ county, 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 registration officer in ________________________ county, according to the best of my ability.
(b) Any member of the State Board of Elections and any county director, deputy county director or other authorized agent of the Department may administer this oath (or affirmation).
67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  19;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  29;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter I. Registration Officers › § 2004. Certificate of appointment.

§ 2004. Certificate of appointment.
The Department shall deliver a certificate of appointment to whomsoever it shall appoint and who shall be sworn into office as a registration officer. Such certificate shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the Department and shall include the date of the expiration of such person's term of office.
67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  19;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  29;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter I. Registration Officers › § 2005. Request for a voter registration application.

§ 2005. Request for a voter registration application.
(a) Any citizen may apply in writing, in person or by telephone on any regular business day, except during the period beginning 20 days before each general election through election day, to the Department for a voter registration application to be provided by the Department to the requestor or to a member of the citizen's immediate family.
(b) In connection with any request under this section, the Department shall:
(1) Permit the person to complete the application for that person's own self in the office or mail the application for that individual to that individual within 3 business days of the request.
(2) Mail the voter registration application to a member of the requestor's immediate family within 3 business days of the request.
(c) Applications requested in accordance with this section may be for the purposes of registering to vote, transferring the voter's address, changing the voter's name on the voter's voter registration record and/or changing a voter's political party affiliation.
74 Del. Laws, c. 411, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  29;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter I. Registration Officers › § 2006. Special powers of registration officers during registration.

§ 2006. Special powers of registration officers during registration.
Each of the registration officers shall, in addition to the other powers conferred upon such officer by law, have, during the respective times of the appointed sittings for registration, the power to:
(1) Preserve order and enforce obedience to that officer's lawful commands at or around the place of registration;
(2) Keep access to such place open and unobstructed;
(3) Protect and keep safe registration applications in their custody and possession;
(4) Administer oaths or affirmations.
67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  19;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 411, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter II. Procedure at Registration Place › § 2011. Entries by registration officers.

§ 2011. Entries by registration officers.
(a) When a person appears at a registration place for the purpose of applying to register as a voter, a registration officer shall obtain from such person the necessary information to complete an application for registration.
(b) After the application for registration has been fully completed, a registration officer shall inspect the application for completeness, eligibility and legibility and such additions or corrections as may be necessary shall be made in the presence of the applicant. The applicant shall then submit for inspection by the aforesaid registration officer proof as to identity and residence as shown on the application. If the registration officer is satisfied that the applicant is eligible and has established the applicant's identity and that the application is complete and legible, the applicant shall sign the application and the registration officer shall sign the registration officer's name in the space on the application provided for that purpose.
(c) If unable to sign, the applicant shall make that applicant's own mark on the application. If the applicant is unable to sign or make that applicant's own mark because of physical disability, the registration officer shall indicate the fact in the space provided for the signature of the applicant. In either case, the registration officer shall write the phrase “Witnessed by” followed by the registered officer's initials in the space provided for the signature of the applicant.
(d) The registration officers, except where registration is conducted in the offices of the Department, shall record the name and address of each applicant upon a separate list of registered voters in the order in which they appear at the registration place to be registered.
(e) At the end of the registration day, the registration officer shall deliver to the Department all of the sets of registration records supplied by the Department along with the list of all transactions.
(f) Persons qualified to register to vote may do so at any office of the Department regardless of the county of their actual residence.
19 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  8;  21 Del. Laws, c. 36, §  4;  22 Del. Laws, c. 64, §§  1, 2;  24 Del. Laws, c. 66;  Code 1915, §  1627;  34 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  1;  37 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  6;  40 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  5;  Code 1935, §  1714;  44 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  1722;  50 Del. Laws, c. 169, §  15;  57 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  35;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §§  7, 12;  69 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  13;  72 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  2;  74 Del. Laws, c. 411, §§  5-8;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  23;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  30;  81 Del. Laws, c. 116, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter II. Procedure at Registration Place › § 2012. Challenge for bribery; oath; effect of oath; refusal to take oath.

§ 2012. Challenge for bribery; oath; effect of oath; refusal to take oath.
If upon the personal application of anyone to be registered, the applicant shall be challenged for having received or accepted, or for having offered to receive or accept, or for having paid, transferred or delivered, or for having offered or promised to pay, transfer or deliver, or for having contributed or offered or promised to contribute to another to be paid or used, any money or other valuable thing as a compensation, inducement or reward for the registering or abstaining from registering of anyone qualified to register, the registration officer shall administer to the person so challenged an oath or affirmation, as follows:
“You do solemnly swear upon the Holy Evangels of Almighty God (or “You do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm”) that you have not received or accepted or offered to receive or accept, or paid, transferred or delivered, or offered or promised to pay, transfer or deliver, or contributed or offered or promised to contribute to another, to be paid or used, any money or other valuable thing as a compensation, inducement or reward for the registering or abstaining from registering of anyone qualified to register at the registration for this present year, so help you God” (or “so you do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm”).
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Such oaths or affirmations shall be conclusive evidence to the registration officers of the truth of such oath or affirmation, but if any such oath or affirmation is false, the person making the same shall be guilty of perjury, and no conviction thereof shall bar any prosecution under § 8 of Article V of the State Constitution. If any person so challenged refuses to make the oath or affirmation prescribed in this section, the registration officers shall enter the words “refused to make oath concerning bribery” in the appropriate space in the applicant's application for registration and the department shall place the original permanent registration record of the applicant in the special file or binder known as the “list of disqualified voters.”
21 Del. Laws, c. 36, §  5;  Code 1915, §  1628;  34 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  1;  35 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  1;  Code 1935, §  1715;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  1725;  50 Del. Laws, c. 169, §  17;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §§  11, 12;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter II. Procedure at Registration Place › § 2013. Duties of Department following registration.

§ 2013. Duties of Department following registration.
(a) After the registration officer delivers the registration records to the Department following each registration day, the Department shall first check the record by the registration number of the registration records to ascertain whether all the records supplied have been returned to the Department. If the Department is satisfied that all records have been returned, it shall file and retain the records for not less than 1 year. If all the records have not been returned, the Department shall notify the Attorney General, who may take appropriate action.
(b) The Department shall then take the applications for registration which have been completed, and signed or marked by the applicant and the registration officers, and examine them for completeness, legibility and eligibility. If the Department is satisfied that the application is complete and legible and that the applicant's name does not appear on the list of disqualified voters and that the applicant is qualified to be registered, the Department shall take the necessary steps to add the person to the list of registered voters.
(c) [Repealed.]
15 Del. C. 1953, §  1729;  50 Del. Laws, c. 169, §  19;  57 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  36;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §§  8-12;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 411, §§  9-12;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  24;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  31;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter II. Procedure at Registration Place › § 2015. Late registration procedures for military and overseas citizens.

§ 2015. Late registration procedures for military and overseas citizens.
Repealed by 75 Del Laws, c. 232, § 23 effective Feb. 1, 2006.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter II. Procedure at Registration Place › § 2016. Enfranchisement of citizens who have never resided in the United States.

§ 2016. Enfranchisement of citizens who have never resided in the United States.
If a United States citizen outside of the United States who has never lived in the United States has a parent who is a qualified elector of the State, then that person is eligible to register and vote where that citizen's parent is a qualified elector.
74 Del. Laws, c. 168, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter III. Mobile Registration › § 2022-2024. Traveling registration officers; duties; qualifications; compensation; term of office; performance of duties by traveling registration officers; appointment of traveling registration officers.

§§ 2022-2024. Traveling registration officers; duties; qualifications; compensation; term of office; performance of duties by traveling registration officers; appointment of traveling registration officers.
Repealed by 74 Del. Laws, c. 411, § 14, effective Aug. 5, 2004.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter IV. Registration by Mail › § 2031. Procedure for registration by mail.

§ 2031. Procedure for registration by mail.
(a) Every qualified elector who is a resident of this State and who is not registered may, as an alternative to other methods of registration, apply to the Department by mail, telephone or in person, for registration forms. Within 3 days, the Department shall mail the required forms and a set of instructions to the applicant.
(b) If a person applies for registration by mail for someone other than himself or herself, that person shall give the name and address of such person and shall sign an appropriate form declaring that the person is requesting such registration forms be mailed to the applicant.
(c) The Department shall perform the same duties in regard to these registration forms as it is required to do with other applications for voter registration.
(d) The Department shall accept any voter registration application, application for an absentee ballot, or any federal write-in absentee ballot promulgated in accordance with federal law as an application to register to vote. The Department shall process these applications as it would any other application submitted in accordance with this title.
60 Del. Laws, c. 392, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  18;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §§  15, 16;  74 Del. Laws, c. 411, §  15;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §§  24, 25;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  35;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter IV. Registration by Mail › § 2032. Duties of department following receipt of mail registration forms.

§ 2032. Duties of department following receipt of mail registration forms.
(a) Upon receipt, all mail registration forms shall be date-stamped by the department.
(b) A verification inquiry shall be conducted where:
(1) The applicant has neglected to sign the form;
(2) Information given on the form is incomplete;
(3) Information appears unclear or inconsistent; or
(4) The application appears to be a duplicate.
(c) If the information on the mail registration form appears to be a transfer of address, change of name by marriage or otherwise, or party affiliation change, the change shall be made by the department and the applicant shall be notified such change was made.
(d) [Repealed.]
60 Del. Laws, c. 392, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  18;  74 Del. Laws, c. 411, §  16;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  26;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter IV. Registration by Mail › § 2033. Special procedures for persons who register to vote by mail and have not voted in the state in an election for federal office.

§ 2033. Special procedures for persons who register to vote by mail and have not voted in the state in an election for federal office.
(a) A person who registers to vote by mail on or after January 1, 2003, shall submit with that person's application a copy of a current and valid photo identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. Should the person not include a copy of the required identification with the voter registration application, the voter shall provide a valid photo identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter prior to voting for the first time at a polling place in the State. If the person fails to show required identification at the polling place, that person shall be permitted to vote by provisional ballot. The poll lists and signature cards for each polling place shall identify those persons who must show proper identification before being permitted to vote.
(b) A registrant may satisfy the requirement to submit identification by subsequently submitting a voter registration application through a source not subject to the provisions of this section (e.g. through the Division of Motor Vehicles).
(c) A person who votes by absentee ballot and who registered to vote for the first time by mail and did not submit a copy of any of the required identification documents shall submit a copy of one or more of the documents listed in subsection (a) of this section showing the person's name and address with the absentee ballot. The absentee ballot from a person who is required to submit identification, and who does not, shall not be counted.
(d) This section does not apply to persons listed in § 1901(a) of this title or to persons identified in subsection (a) of this section who submitted their driver's license number (includes State ID card number) or Social Security number that the Department is able to use to verify an existing state identification record bearing the same number, the name and date of birth as provided by the applicant.
74 Del. Laws, c. 168, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  26;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  36;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter V. Registration Deadlines › § 2036. Deadline to register to vote: primary and general elections.

§ 2036. Deadline to register to vote:
primary and general elections.
The last date to register to vote for any presidential primary, primary, special and general election shall be the day of that election. A person may register to vote at his or her polling place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. by submitting with that person's application, a copy of a current and valid government-issued photo identification or a current document displaying the name and address of the person registering to vote, such as a utility bill, bank statement, government check, or paycheck. The term “current” as used in this section to forms of identification other than those that are government issued shall mean the documents must be dated within 60 days prior to the registration date.
(1) Mail applications received on or before the deadline shall be considered to be on-time and shall be immediately processed by the Department; and
(2) Applications taken by agencies in accordance with subchapter VII of this chapter and received by the Department on or before the deadline shall be considered on-time and shall be processed by the Department immediately upon receipt.
75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  27;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  37;  83 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter V. Registration Deadlines › § 2038. Registration applications received after the deadline.

§ 2038. Registration applications received after the deadline.
Registration applications received after the deadline shall be held and processed following that election.
75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  27;  83 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter V. Registration Deadlines › § 2039. Registration applications that update a registrant's record.

§ 2039. Registration applications that update a registrant's record.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this title, the Department may process registration applications that change a registrant's address or name until the day of any presidential primary, primary, special, or general election.
75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  27;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  38;  83 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VI. Transfer of Registration; Change of Name; Change of Party Affiliation › § 2041. Transfer of registration.

§ 2041. Transfer of registration.
(a) Any duly registered voter in the State who has moved to a new residence within the State may apply to transfer that registered voter's voter registration to the new address by completing a voter registration application and submitting it to the Department.
(b) Upon receipt of a properly completed and duly signed application, the Department shall complete the transfer in the accordance with Department procedures.
(c) If it shall be determined that the applicant had not previously registered, that applicant's application shall be treated as an application for registration.
(d) [Repealed.]
19 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  11;  21 Del. Laws, c. 36, §  8;  Code 1915, §  1632;  34 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  1;  37 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  9;  Code 1935, §  1719;  46 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  1741;  49 Del. Laws, c. 4, §  5;  50 Del. Laws, c. 169, §  21;  51 Del. Laws, c. 139, §  2;  52 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  3;  55 Del. Laws, c. 78, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 567, §  18A;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  31;  67 Del. Laws, c. 231, §§  2, 15;  69 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  19;  74 Del. Laws, c. 411, §  17;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  39;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VI. Transfer of Registration; Change of Name; Change of Party Affiliation › § 2042. Transfer of registration upon moving from 1 county to another.

§ 2042. Transfer of registration upon moving from 1 county to another.
Repealed by 74 Del. Laws, c. 411, § 17, effective Aug. 5, 2004.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VI. Transfer of Registration; Change of Name; Change of Party Affiliation › § 2043, 2044. No transfer to be made without an application; examination under oath and registration.

§§ 2043, 2044. No transfer to be made without an application; examination under oath and registration.
Repealed by 77 Del. Laws, c. 227, § 29, effective Feb. 1, 2010.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VI. Transfer of Registration; Change of Name; Change of Party Affiliation › § 2045. Removal of voter's records of district where voter formerly resided; notice of action taken.

§ 2045. Removal of voter's records of district where voter formerly resided; notice of action taken.
Repealed by 74 Del. Laws, c. 411, § 18, effective Aug. 5, 2004.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VI. Transfer of Registration; Change of Name; Change of Party Affiliation › § 2046. Notice by first-class mail sufficient.

§ 2046. Notice by first-class mail sufficient.
In all cases where this subchapter requires written notice to be given to any person, such notice shall be deemed sufficient if sent by first-class mail addressed to the person to be notified at the post office address named by the person at the time of that person's application for registration.
Code 1935, §  1719;  46 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  1748;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  15;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VI. Transfer of Registration; Change of Name; Change of Party Affiliation › § 2048. Change of name.

§ 2048. Change of name.
(a) A registered voter who has legally changed such voter's own name by marriage or other legal means should apply to update such voter's voter registration record with the new information.
(b) Such registered voter may apply to update such voter's record on the day of a primary, general or special election at the polling place for the election district where such voter is registered or at the polling place for the election district for such voter's new address in accordance with procedures as set forth by the State Election Commissioner.
(c) The State Election Commissioner shall set forth the procedures to implement subsection (b) of this section above in collaboration with the Department.
(d) Deadlines for registering to vote shall not apply to changes of name.
Code 1935, §  1719;  46 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  1750;  65 Del. Laws, c. 471, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  15;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  21;  72 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  5;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §§  2, 30;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  41;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VII. Agency Based Registration › § 2051. Appointment of voter registration coordinator — Coordination among voter registration agencies, Department of Elections and Department of Technology and Information.

§ 2051. Appointment of voter registration coordinator — Coordination among voter registration agencies, Department of Elections and Department of Technology and Information.
(a) The State Election Commissioner shall be the statewide coordinator for agency based registration.
(b) Each of the voter registration agencies identified in this subchapter shall appoint an existing employee to implement and oversee the training necessary to provide nonpartisan voter registration, and to collect and enter on each registration application all information required to properly identify the applicant, including a complete location of residence. The employee designated to assist registrants at each voter registration agency shall further ensure that each voter registration application to be transmitted to the appropriate Department of Elections contains both the correct identification of the voter registration agency office, the origin and signature of the employee of the voter registration agency office who prepared or assisted in preparing the application and who witnessed the applicant's signature.
(c) The statewide coordinator shall ensure that all applicable intake and application forms used by each agency shall be the same forms used by the Department of Elections.
(d) The statewide coordinator shall provide properly trained personnel to transmit a sufficient number of appropriate applications to each voter registration agency and to transmit completed voter registration applications to the Department of Elections within 3 business days after completion to the Department of Elections. This requirement may be satisfied by putting the completed applications into the State mail within 3 business days.
(e) The statewide coordinator shall provide procedural assistance to each registration agency for appropriate training of the employee designated to assist in voter registration.
(f) The statewide coordinator shall institute appropriate procedures to facilitate implementation of the provisions of this subchapter and to ensure coordination of those procedures among the Department of Elections, the Department of Technology and Information and the voter registration agencies.
69 Del. Laws, c. 76, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  5;  74 Del. Laws, c. 128, §§  2, 3;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  42;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VII. Agency Based Registration › § 2052. Statistical compilations.

§ 2052. Statistical compilations.
The Department of Elections shall collect, maintain and publish statistical data reflecting the number of electors enfranchised pursuant to this subchapter by each of the voter registration agencies created herein.
69 Del. Laws, c. 76, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  43;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VII. Agency Based Registration › § 2053. Effective date; title.

§ 2053. Effective date; title.
The provisions of this subchapter VII shall take effect on January 30, 1994, and shall be known as the “Agency Based Registration Act.”
69 Del. Laws, c. 76, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VIII. Registration by Governmental and Private Entities › § 2060. Application.

§ 2060. Application.
Governmental and private entities may apply to the State Election Commissioner to register people to vote on a continuing basis or during an organized voter registration drive. Such entities must apply at least 30 days prior to the start of the voter registration activity or the drive. Voter registration under the provision of this subchapter may not be conducted during the period that voter registration is closed prior to a general election. The State Election Commissioner shall promulgate the application form that such entities shall use in applying for permission to register voters on a continuing basis or to conduct an organized voter registration drive. The application shall include as a minimum:
(1) Name and address of the governmental or private entity. In the case of a continuing activity the location or locations where the voter registration activity will take place.
(2) The name, address and telephone number of the chief official of the entity.
(3) The target audience and/or scope of the drive or continuing voter registration activity.
(4) The name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for the voter registration activity or drive.
(5) Attestations by the chief official of the entity that it has authorized the voter registration activity or drive, assumes responsibility for the voter registration activity or drive, shall insure that only individuals trained as prescribed by the State Election Commissioner shall serve as temporary registrars, and shall insure that all individuals involved in planning, organizing and conducting the voter registration drive shall adhere to this title and such regulations promulgated by the State Election Commissioner.
(6) The number of applications requested.
70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  22;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §§  2, 33;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VIII. Registration by Governmental and Private Entities › § 2061. Training.

§ 2061. Training.
The State Election Commissioner shall develop a program for training individuals as temporary registrars as well as those persons responsible for planning, organizing and operating a voter registration activity or drive. Training shall be conducted by personnel from the office of the State Election Commissioner. Individuals who complete the training required by the Commissioner shall be certified as a temporary registrar for a period of 2 years or for the duration of the proposed voter registration drive whichever is shorter.
70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  22;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §§  2, 34-36;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VIII. Registration by Governmental and Private Entities › § 2062. Approval.

§ 2062. Approval.
The Commissioner shall approve all applications, under § 2060 of this title, provided:
(1) The requested training date is prior to the start of the proposed voter registration activity or drive.
(2) The applying entity has not violated the provisions of this subchapter, title or regulations promulgated by the State Election Commissioner for conducting voter registration on a continuing basis or during a previous organized voter registration drive.
70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  22;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §§  2, 37;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VIII. Registration by Governmental and Private Entities › § 2063. Pickup and return of materials.

§ 2063. Pickup and return of materials.
(a) The entity shall pick-up the voter registration applications, forms and other required materials as directed by the State Election Commissioner.
(b) An entity conducting a voter registration drive shall deliver all completed applications, unused applications, voided or damaged applications, completed forms and all excess materials to the location directed by the State Election Commissioner within 5 days of the completion of the drive except as required elsewhere in this section.
(c) An entity operating a continuing voter registration activity shall deliver all completed applications and any voided or damaged applications at least once every 5 working days to the location directed by the State Election Commissioner except as required elsewhere in this section.
(d) The entity shall return any application completed prior to the close of eligibility for a primary election or prior to the close of voter registration before a general election no later than 4:
30 p.m. on those respective days to the location or locations directed by the State Election Commissioner.
(e) The Commissioner may fine any entity that fails to comply with the requirements of this section up to $1,000 and deny them permission to conduct an organized voter registration drive or otherwise be involved in the voter registration process for a period of up to 5 years.
70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  22;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VIII. Registration by Governmental and Private Entities › § 2064. Procedures.

§ 2064. Procedures.
(a) Entities conducting voter registration shall account for the disposition of every application provided by the Department of Elections or the office of the State Election Commissioner by application number. The State Election Commissioner shall promulgate procedures that entities shall use to document the disposition of voter registration applications.
(b) The temporary registrar shall sign each application the temporary registrar completes in the “agency representative” block.
(c) Application date shall be left blank. The application date shall be the date the applications are received in the Department of Elections or the office of the State Election Commissioner as required in this chapter.
(d) All applications completed or issued by the organization shall be annotated by the temporary registrar with the code provided by the State Election Commissioner.
(e) All applications shall be completed in block letters in blue or black ink.
(f) Unsigned applications shall be rejected as incomplete.
(g) The person applying to register to vote shall show the temporary registrar proof of address and identity as required by the State Election Commissioner.
(h) An entity, temporary registrar or other person involved in a voter registration activity or drive shall not:
(1) Seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration;
(2) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action, the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote;
(3) Offer, promise or pay any money or other valuable thing as compensation, inducement or reward to anyone eligible to register to vote for registering or abstaining from registering to vote;
(4) Deny anyone who is eligible to register to vote but refuses to register to vote any services available through the entity.
(i) The entity conducting the voter registration activity or drive must inform each person who applies to register to vote through their activity or drive that they are not registered to vote until the Department of Elections has verified and accepted the application.
70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  22;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  44;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 20. REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND MOBILE REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION BY MAIL › Subchapter VIII. Registration by Governmental and Private Entities › § 2065. Application date.

§ 2065. Application date.
Upon receipt of the applications at the Department of Elections or at the office of the State Election Commissioner, the applications shall be stamped by the agency's time stamp. The date the applications are received in the office of the State Election Commissioner or at the Department of Elections is the date of the application.
70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  22;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  45;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION APPEALS › § 2101. Right to appeals; person entitled.

§ 2101. Right to appeals; person entitled.
(a) From the decision of the Department or the registration officers granting or refusing registration or removing or refusing to remove names from the registration records, any person interested or any member of such Department or any registration officer may appeal to the court.
(b) The word “court” as used in this chapter shall mean either the Resident Judge of the county in which the person appealing the decision resides, or, in case of such judge's disability or absence from the county, any judge entitled to sit in the Supreme Court.
21 Del. Laws, c. 36, §  16;  Code 1915, §  1637;  34 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  1;  Code 1935, §§  1724, 1744;  45 Del. Laws, c. 145, §  15;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  2101;  49 Del. Laws, c. 4, §  5;  50 Del. Laws, c. 171, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 213, §  38;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  46;