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2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 43. Presidential Electors; United States Senators; Representatives in Congress › Subchapter II. Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act › § 4327. Elector voting.

§ 4327. Elector voting.
(a) At the time designated for elector voting and after all vacant positions have been filled under § 4326 of this title, the Secretary of State shall provide each elector with a presidential and a vice-presidential ballot. The elector shall mark the elector's presidential and vice-presidential ballots with the elector's votes for the offices of President and Vice President, respectively, along with the elector's signature and the elector's legibly printed name.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law of this State other than this subchapter, each elector shall present both completed ballots to the Secretary of State, who shall examine the ballots and accept as cast all ballots of electors whose votes are consistent with their pledges executed under § 4324 or § 4326(c) of this title. Except as otherwise provided by law of this State other than this subchapter, the Secretary of State may not accept and may not count either an elector's presidential or vice-presidential ballot if the elector has not marked both ballots or has marked a ballot in violation of the elector's pledge.
(c) An elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the elector's pledge executed under § 4324 or § 4326(c) of this title vacates the office of elector, creating a vacant position to be filled under § 4326 of this title.
(d) The Secretary of State shall distribute ballots to and collect ballots from a substitute elector and repeat the process under this section of examining ballots, declaring and filling vacant positions as required, and recording appropriately completed ballots from the substituted electors, until all of this State's electoral votes have been cast and recorded.
84 Del. Laws, c. 44, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 43. Presidential Electors; United States Senators; Representatives in Congress › Subchapter II. Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act › § 4328. Elector replacement; associated certificates.

§ 4328. Elector replacement; associated certificates.
(a) After the vote of this State's electors is completed, if the final list of electors differs from any list that the Governor previously included on a certificate of ascertainment prepared and transmitted under 3 U.S.C. § 6, the Secretary of State immediately shall prepare an amended certificate of ascertainment and transmit it to the Governor for the Governor's signature.
(b) The Governor immediately shall deliver the signed amended certificate of ascertainment to the Secretary of State and a signed duplicate original of the amended certificate of ascertainment to all individuals entitled to receive this State's certificate of ascertainment, indicating that the amended certificate of ascertainment is to be substituted for the certificate of ascertainment previously submitted.
(c) The Secretary of State shall prepare a certificate of vote. The electors on the final list shall sign the certificate. The Secretary of State shall process and transmit the signed certificate with the amended certificate of ascertainment under 3 U.S.C. §§ 9, 10, and 11.
84 Del. Laws, c. 44, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 43. Presidential Electors; United States Senators; Representatives in Congress › Subchapter II. Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act › § 4329. Uniformity of application and construction.

§ 4329. Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
84 Del. Laws, c. 44, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 43A. THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE; EFFECT [APPLICABLE UPON NOTICE THAT THIS CHAPTER GOVERNS A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SEE 82 DEL. LAWS, C. 7, § 6] › Subchapter I. The Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6] › § 4300A. Adoption of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].

§ 4300A. Adoption of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].
This State hereby enters into the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote (“agreement”) with all other jurisdictions legally joining the agreement in form substantially as set forth in this chapter.
82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 43A. THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE; EFFECT [APPLICABLE UPON NOTICE THAT THIS CHAPTER GOVERNS A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SEE 82 DEL. LAWS, C. 7, § 6] › Subchapter I. The Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6] › § 4301A. Article I; membership [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].

§ 4301A. Article I; membership [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].
Any state of the United States and the District of Columbia may become a member of this agreement by enacting this agreement.
82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 43A. THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE; EFFECT [APPLICABLE UPON NOTICE THAT THIS CHAPTER GOVERNS A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SEE 82 DEL. LAWS, C. 7, § 6] › Subchapter I. The Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6] › § 4302A. Article II; right of the people in member states to vote for President and Vice President [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].

§ 4302A. Article II; right of the people in member states to vote for President and Vice President [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].
Each member state shall conduct a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States.
82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 43A. THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE; EFFECT [APPLICABLE UPON NOTICE THAT THIS CHAPTER GOVERNS A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SEE 82 DEL. LAWS, C. 7, § 6] › Subchapter I. The Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6] › § 4304A. Article IV; other provisions [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].

§ 4304A. Article IV; other provisions [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].
(a) This agreement shall take effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have enacted this agreement in substantially the same form and the enactments by such states have taken effect in each state.
(b) Any member state may withdraw from this agreement, except that a withdrawal occurring 6 months or less before the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President shall have been qualified to serve the next term.
(c) The chief executive of each member state shall promptly notify the chief executive of all other states of when this agreement has been enacted and has taken effect in that official's state, when the state has withdrawn from this agreement, and when this agreement takes effect generally.
(d) This agreement terminates if the electoral college is abolished.
(e) If any provision of this agreement is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 43A. THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE; EFFECT [APPLICABLE UPON NOTICE THAT THIS CHAPTER GOVERNS A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SEE 82 DEL. LAWS, C. 7, § 6] › Subchapter I. The Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6] › § 4305A. Article V; definitions [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].

§ 4305A. Article V; definitions [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].
For purposes of this agreement:
(1) “Chief executive” shall mean the Governor of a state of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(2) “Elector slate” shall mean a slate of candidates who have been nominated in a state for the position of presidential elector in association with a presidential slate.
(3) “Chief election official” shall mean the state official or body that is authorized to certify the total number of popular votes for each presidential slate.
(4) “Presidential elector” shall mean an elector for President and Vice President of the United States.
(5) “Presidential elector certifying official” shall mean the state official or body that is authorized to certify the appointment of the state's presidential electors.
(6) “Presidential slate” shall mean a slate of 2 persons, the first of whom has been nominated as a candidate for President of the United States and the second of whom has been nominated as a candidate for Vice President of the United States, or any legal successors to such persons, regardless of whether both names appear on the ballot presented to the voter in a particular state.
(7) “State” shall mean a state of the United States and the District of Columbia.
(8) “Statewide popular election” shall mean a general election in which votes are cast for presidential slates by individual voters and counted on a statewide basis.
82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 43A. THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE; EFFECT [APPLICABLE UPON NOTICE THAT THIS CHAPTER GOVERNS A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SEE 82 DEL. LAWS, C. 7, § 6] › Subchapter II. Effect of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6] › § 4306A. Effect; State Election Commissioner duties [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].

§ 4306A. Effect; State Election Commissioner duties [Applicable upon notice that this chapter governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].
(a) The State Election Commissioner shall provide written notice to the Registrar of Regulations that is published in the Register of Regulations when subchapter I of this chapter, the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote, governs a presidential election.
(b) If, after providing notice under subsection (a) of this section, subchapter I of this chapter, the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote, no longer governs a presidential election, the State Election Commissioner shall provide written notice to the Registrar of Regulations that is published in the Register of Regulations stating that subchapter I of this chapter, the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote, no longer governs a presidential election.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, on or before August 1 of a year in which there is a presidential election, the State Election Commissioner shall provide written notice to the Registrar of Regulations that is published in the Register of Regulations that states whether or not subchapter I of this chapter, the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote, governs the presidential election.
82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4501. Single ballot for all candidates.

§ 4501. Single ballot for all candidates.
There shall be a single ballot for Presidential, Vice-Presidential, state, county and district candidates.
Code 1915, §  1725;  Code 1935, §  1811;  43 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  1;  44 Del. Laws, c. 119, §  1;  47 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4501;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4503. Creating ballots [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6].

§ 4503. Creating ballots [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6].
The Department shall create the ballots to be used in the voting devices and print or cause to have printed sufficient mail and absentee ballots for any election conducted by the Department under the provisions of this title.
19 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  11;  20 Del. Laws, c. 396, §  8;  22 Del. Laws, c. 62, §  3;  27 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  10;  Code 1915, §  1728;  28 Del. Laws, c. 96;  Code 1935, §  1817;  42 Del. Laws, c. 118;  43 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  5;  45 Del. Laws, Sp. Sess., c. 4,, §  2;  45 Del. Laws, c. 154, §  3;  47 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  4;  48 Del. Laws, c. 375, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4503;  49 Del. Laws, c. 294, §§  2, 3;  54 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 567, §§  32, 33;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §§  45, 46;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  49;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  66;  82 Del. Laws, c. 170, § 15;  82 Del. Laws, c. 245, § 2;  82 Del. Laws, c. 245, § 4;  83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4504. Envelopes for ballots and other election supplies; obtaining and packaging.

§ 4504. Envelopes for ballots and other election supplies; obtaining and packaging.
Repealed by 77 Del. Laws, c. 227, § 50, effective Feb. 1, 2010.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4505. Substitution of candidate's name after creation of ballots [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6].

§ 4505. Substitution of candidate's name after creation of ballots [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6].
Whenever a supplemental certificate of nomination is filed naming a substitute candidate, as elsewhere provided in this title, the Department shall promptly notify electors using absentee or mail ballots of the substitution and do either of the following:
(1) Provide new ballots, if there is sufficient time before the election.
(2) Take other appropriate measures if there is insufficient time before the election to provide new ballots.
19 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  9;  27 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  9;  Code 1915, §  1726;  Code 1935, §  1815;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4506;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  47;  61 Del. Laws, c. 480, §  12;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  67;  82 Del. Laws, c. 170, § 16;  82 Del. Laws, c. 245, § 2;  82 Del. Laws, c. 245, § 4;  83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4507. Sheet containing oaths of election officers, certificate of qualification, laws.

§ 4507. Sheet containing oaths of election officers, certificate of qualification, laws.
Repealed by 77 Del. Laws, c. 227, § 52, effective Feb. 1, 2010.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4508. Certificates of the vote cast in each election district.

§ 4508. Certificates of the vote cast in each election district.
The Department shall program the voting machine to produce at least 2 copies of the paper tape showing the number of votes cast for each candidate on each voting machine.
21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  6;  Code 1915, §  1745;  Code 1935, §  1834;  44 Del. Laws, c. 119, §  5;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4514;  52 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  4;  57 Del. Laws, c. 567, §  39;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  50;  59 Del. Laws, c. 54, §  2;  69 Del. Laws, c. 391, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 506, §  5;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  53;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4509. Materials and supplies necessary to conduct the election.

§ 4509. Materials and supplies necessary to conduct the election.
(a) The county director or deputy county director of each county office shall furnish the necessary materials, voter information, and supplies expected to enable conduct of the election to each election district. This shall include all of the following:
(1) A map of the representative district in which the election district is located of sufficient size to clearly show the boundaries of the election districts.
(2) A sufficient number of ballots and other supplies expected to enable the efficient administration of the election.
(b) The Commissioner shall prepare a report within 30 days after the certification of each election detailing the number of ballots supplied to each election district, the number of ballots used, and the number of remaining blank ballots. The report shall be delivered to the Governor, the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Attorney General and posted on the Department of Elections website.
19 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  32;  21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  3;  26 Del. Laws, c. 48, §  1;  27 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  29;  Code 1915, §§  1735, 1742;  Code 1935, §§  1824, 1831;  44 Del. Laws, c. 120, §  1;  44 Del. Laws, c. 123, §  1;  45 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  31;  45 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  31;  45 Del. Laws, c. 154, §§  5, 7;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4515;  49 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  11;  50 Del. Laws, c. 175, §  1;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §§  51-54;  60 Del. Laws, c. 414, §  10;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  54;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  68;  84 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4510, 4511. Supplies for election officers; custody of records and supplies; maps and lists of election districts; reuse of election supplies.

§§ 4510, 4511. Supplies for election officers; custody of records and supplies; maps and lists of election districts; reuse of election supplies.
Repealed by 77 Del. Laws, c. 227, § 55, effective Feb. 1, 2010.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4513. Substitute polling places.

§ 4513. Substitute polling places.
If at any time it becomes impracticable to hold an election in the public building designated by the Department for any election district or districts, the Department may designate another public building as near as can be conveniently obtained to the place previously selected. In such event, sufficient public notice thereof shall be given by suitable news media.
19 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  1;  21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  2;  27 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  1;  Code 1915, §  1738;  37 Del. Laws, c. 125;  Code 1935, §  1827;  44 Del. Laws, c. 122, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4519;  57 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  48;  58 Del. Laws, c. 215, §  22;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  70;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4514. Expenses of general election.

§ 4514. Expenses of general election.
Except where otherwise provided by statute, all necessary costs and expenses incurred in carrying into effect Part IV of this title shall be paid by the State.
27 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  34;  Code 1915, §§  1675, 1815;  38 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  1;  Code 1935, §§  1762, 1766, 1904;  42 Del. Laws, c. 115, §  11;  45 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  14;  45 Del. Laws, c. 148, §§  28, 31, 32;  45 Del. Laws, c. 149, §§  28, 31, 32;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4520;  51 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  4;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  57;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4515. Payment procedures.

§ 4515. Payment procedures.
The Department following an election conducted under this title shall ascertain the amount due to each election officer for that election officer's service and promptly pay them. The Department may combine the pay for a primary and a general election. Election officers shall be paid no later than December 15 in the year of a general election.
19 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  28;  Code 1915, §  1675;  Code 1935, §§  1762, 1766;  42 Del. Laws, c. 115, §  11;  45 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  14;  45 Del. Laws, c. 148, §§  28, 32;  45 Del. Laws, c. 149, §§  28, 32;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4521;  51 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  5;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  59;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  44;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  71;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 45. BALLOTS, ELECTION SUPPLIES AND POLLING PLACES › § 4516. Use of prerecorded or automated voice message.

§ 4516. Use of prerecorded or automated voice message.
[Transferred to 15 Del. C. §  8045A of this title by 82 Del. Laws, c. 170, §  18, effective July 30, 2019.]
77 Del. Laws, c. 280, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 170, § 18;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 47. ELECTION OFFICERS › Subchapter I. Appointment of Election Officers › § 4702. Appointment of election officers.

§ 4702. Appointment of election officers.
The Department may appoint election officers to serve in the polling places.
67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  25;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  46;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  72;  82 Del. Laws, c. 170, § 20;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 47. ELECTION OFFICERS › Subchapter I. Appointment of Election Officers › § 4703, 4704. Oath of office for election officers; certificate of appointment.

§§ 4703, 4704. Oath of office for election officers; certificate of appointment.
Repealed by 75 Del. Laws, c. 232, § 47, effective Feb. 1, 2006.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 47. ELECTION OFFICERS › Subchapter I. Appointment of Election Officers › § 4705. Removal from office.

§ 4705. Removal from office.
The Department may remove from office any inspector or judge of election or clerk appointed by it for want of requisite qualifications or for cause. Such removal, unless made while such person is actually on duty on a day of election and for improper conduct as an inspector or judge of election or clerk, shall only be made after notice which shall set forth clearly and distinctly the reasons for the removal.
21 Del. Laws, c. 40, §  3;  Code 1915, §§  1665, 1666;  37 Del. Laws, c. 119;  Code 1935, §§  1752, 1753;  45 Del. Laws, c. 147, §§  5, 6;  45 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  30;  45 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  30;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4705;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  63;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  24;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  72;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 47. ELECTION OFFICERS › Subchapter I. Appointment of Election Officers › § 4706. Vacancies; alternates.

§ 4706. Vacancies; alternates.
The Department shall appoint replacements for election officers who are unable to perform their duties due to illness, disability or for any other reason.
21 Del. Laws, c. 40, §  3;  Code 1915, §§  1666, 1669;  37 Del. Laws, c. 119;  Code 1935, §§  1753, 1756;  45 Del. Laws, c. 147, §§  6, 9;  45 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  30;  45 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  30;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4706;  49 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  12;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §§  64, 65;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §§  23, 24;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  48;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  72;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 47. ELECTION OFFICERS › Subchapter I. Appointment of Election Officers › § 4707. Compensation.

§ 4707. Compensation.
(a) The compensation for election officers is set at the rates in effect as of January 1, 2005. These rates may be adjusted periodically as authorized in the State's Budget Act.
(b) Election officers shall be paid $15 for each day's service in performing any duty required on a day other than a day of an election except as otherwise provided in this title.
(c) Election officers required to attend an additional training session other than that required in § 4741 of this title shall be paid $25 for that training.
26 Del. Laws, c. 42;  Code 1915, §  1792;  30 Del. Laws, c. 104;  Code 1935, §  1881;  45 Del. Laws, c. 154, §  15;  48 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4707;  57 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  49;  58 Del. Laws, c. 215, §  26;  61 Del. Laws, c. 335, §§  2-3;  64 Del. Laws, c. 408, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 303, §  262(b), (c);  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  24;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  49;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 47. ELECTION OFFICERS › Subchapter I. Appointment of Election Officers › § 4708. Exemptions from military duty and service as inspector, judge of election or clerk.

§ 4708. Exemptions from military duty and service as inspector, judge of election or clerk.
The inspector or judge of election or clerk during the time he or she holds office shall be exempt from the performance of military duty.
No person who by the laws of this State is exempt from jury duty shall be required to serve as an inspector or judge of election or clerk.
19 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  3;  24 Del. Laws, c. 244, §  1;  25 Del. Laws, c. 235, §  1;  Code 1915, §  1719;  Code 1935, §§  1753, 1808;  45 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  6;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4708;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  66;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  24;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 47. ELECTION OFFICERS › Subchapter I. Appointment of Election Officers › § 4709. Employment protection.

§ 4709. Employment protection.
(a) If an employee has vacation time accrued and available for use and is not in a critical need position, an employer shall not deprive an employee of employment, nor threaten or otherwise coerce an employee with respect thereto, because the employee is serving as an election officer on an election day or is otherwise serving in accordance with this chapter.
(b) Any employer who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of criminal contempt, and upon conviction may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
(c) If an employer discharges an employee in violation of subsection (a) of this section, the employee may file a civil action in Superior Court within 90 days for recovery of wages lost as a result of the violation and for an order requiring the reinstatement of the employee. An employee who prevails shall be allowed a reasonable attorney's fee fixed by the Court.
(d) The Superior Court shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any violation of this section.
(e) For purposes of this section, a “critical need position” is one in the field of public safety, corrections, transportation, health care, utilities, a small business employing 20 or less persons total or is otherwise a necessary position for the business or industry to be in service or operation on election day.
73 Del. Laws, c. 379, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 47. ELECTION OFFICERS › Subchapter II. Instruction of Election Officers › § 4741. Training election officers.

§ 4741. Training election officers.
(a) The Department shall train the appointed election officers on their duties for each election conducted in accordance with this title. This training shall include instruction on applicable election law, the proper conduct of the election and operation of the voting machines.
(b) The Department shall prior to the day of the election file a report with the State Election Commissioner stating the number of election officers who were trained for the election. This report shall be a public record.
15 Del. C. 1953, §  4741;  57 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  52;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  73;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  50;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  73;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter I. Procedure Prior to Opening Polls › § 4901. Notice of election.

§ 4901. Notice of election.
Notice of an election shall be given by suitable news media and/or by publishing the same at least 5 days prior to any election.
21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  8;  Code 1915, §  1747;  Code 1935, §  1836;  45 Del. Laws, c. 154, §  8;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4901;  58 Del. Laws, c. 215, §  34;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter I. Procedure Prior to Opening Polls › § 4902. Absence of election officer on election day; notice to Department.

§ 4902. Absence of election officer on election day; notice to Department.
If on the day of holding an election any election officer authorized by law to serve at the election in any election district is absent from the place of election at 7:
00 a.m., the inspector, if present, or, in the absence of the inspector, then any judge who may be present, shall immediately notify the Department office in that inspector's or judge's county of the absence.
21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  9;  Code 1915, §  1748;  Code 1935, §  1837;  45 Del. Laws, c. 154, §  9;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4902;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §§  74, 75;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  74;  82 Del. Laws, c. 170, § 21;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter I. Procedure Prior to Opening Polls › § 4903. Reading of election law provisions to election officers.

§ 4903. Reading of election law provisions to election officers.
Before reading and subscribing of the oath, the inspector shall read §§ 5123, 5124 and 5125 of this title to the assembled election officers.
19 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  25;  27 Del. Laws, c. 65, §§  22, 32;  Code 1915, §§  1761, 1763;  Code 1935, §§  1850, 1852;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4903;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  51;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter I. Procedure Prior to Opening Polls › § 4904. Oath at polling place before opening an election.

§ 4904. Oath at polling place before opening an election.
Before opening the election, the inspector, judges, clerks and any other appointed election officers shall subscribe to the following oath:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that in the election to be held on the ________________ day of ________________________________ A. D. ________________ I will not knowingly or willfully receive or consent to the receiving of the vote of any alien, and also that I will not receive or consent to the receiving of the vote of any person whom I shall believe not entitled to vote, unless my associates shall adjudge such person to be entitled to vote. That I will not receive or reject, nor concur in receiving or rejecting any vote through partiality or under bias, and that I will determine every matter that shall come before me and perform every act and duty by law required of me, touching the election, truly, faithfully and impartially, according to the best of my skill and judgment; that I will cause the ballots that shall be taken at such election to be fully read and ascertained, and a true statement thereof to be made, according to the best of my knowledge and ability; that I have not received, nor will I receive directly or indirectly from or through any candidate to be voted for at such election, or any other person, any money, pay or other valuable thing or reward; that I have not been promised, or in any manner been led to believe that I will at any time directly or indirectly receive any money, pay or other valuable thing or reward from such candidate or other person other than that provided by law and if I shall discover any partiality, unfairness or corruption in the conduct of the election, I shall disclose the same to the Department of Elections that is conducting the election and to the Attorney General to the end that the subject may be investigated, so help me God (or so I solemnly affirm).”
21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §§  7, 12;  Code 1915, §§  1746, 1751;  Code 1935, §§  1835, 1840;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4904;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  52;  84 Del. Laws, c. 233, § 31;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter I. Procedure Prior to Opening Polls › § 4905-4908. Meaning and scope of inspector's or judge's oath; oath of clerk of elections on election day; meaning and scope of clerk's oath; reading of sections declaring meaning and scope of oaths.

§§ 4905-4908. Meaning and scope of inspector's or judge's oath; oath of clerk of elections on election day; meaning and scope of clerk's oath; reading of sections declaring meaning and scope of oaths.
Repealed by 75 Del. Laws, c. 232, § 53, effective Feb. 1, 2006.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter I. Procedure Prior to Opening Polls › § 4909. Administering and signing the oath.

§ 4909. Administering and signing the oath.
(a) The oath required in § 4904 of this title shall be administered by the inspector to the judges, clerks and other election officers appointed in the election district. A judge shall then administer the oath to the inspector.
(b) All election officers who are subscribing to the oath shall sign the oath of office. The inspector shall administer the oath to any election officer who was not present when the oath was administered to the other election officers. The election officer shall then sign the oath of office.
21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  12;  Code 1915, §  1751;  Code 1935, §  1840;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4909;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  54;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter I. Procedure Prior to Opening Polls › § 4911. Display of flags, signs and maps at polling places.

§ 4911. Display of flags, signs and maps at polling places.
(a) During the hours that a primary, general or special election is open, there shall be displayed at or near the entrance of each polling place so as to be readily visible a flag or poster bearing the words POLLING PLACE. The flag or poster shall be provided by the Department.
(b) The Department shall print individual, large-size wall maps for each representative district within the State. The individual maps shall also designate the boundaries of all election districts within each representative district, with every polling place therein plainly marked on the map.
(c) The representative district maps printed in compliance with this section shall be displayed in a prominent location in each polling place of such representative district during regular voting hours. Any voter shall be allowed access to said map to determine correct voting places, election districts and representative districts so long as there is no unreasonable interference with voting procedures.
Code 1935, §  1759;  42 Del. Laws, c. 116, §  1;  43 Del. Laws, c. 124, §  1;  44 Del. Laws, c. 112, §  1;  45 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  27;  45 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  27;  15 Del. C. 1953, §§  4107, 4912;  55 Del. Laws, c. 458, §  2;  58 Del. Laws, c. 92;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  78;  61 Del. Laws, c. 480, §  8;  67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  28;  70 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  25;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  75;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter I. Procedure Prior to Opening Polls › § 4912. Procedure prior to opening of polls.

§ 4912. Procedure prior to opening of polls.
(a) The election officers of each election district shall arrive at the polling place 1 hour before the time set for opening of the polls and shall prepare the polling place for the conduct of the election. The election officers shall post conspicuously within the polling place an instruction poster and 2 sample ballots.
(b) The election officers shall verify that the correct devices are in the polling place and that the serial numbers match the numbers on the certificate provided by the Department. The election officers shall report any irregularities with the devices to the Department office in the county where the voting device is located.
(c) The election officers shall observe the opening of the polls procedure for each voting device and ensure that the public counts and the card counts are zero.
19 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  15;  27 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  13;  Code 1915, §  1764;  Code 1935, §  1853;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4913;  49 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  15;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  79;  70 Del. Laws, c. 506, §  7;  75 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  2;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  58;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  58;  82 Del. Laws, c. 170, § 23;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter I. Procedure Prior to Opening Polls › § 4913. Presence of party representative to aid in qualification of election officers; presence of other persons.

§ 4913. Presence of party representative to aid in qualification of election officers; presence of other persons.
(a) A single representative of each political party which has nominated a ticket and which is represented on the ballot then printed for any general or special election may at the opening of the election be present to aid in the proper qualification of the election officers, but as soon as the election officers shall be qualified or ready to open the election, or the proper hour therefor having arrived, such representatives of such political party shall immediately retire from the voting room or the place where the election is held.
(b) No person, other than the election officers, and the party representatives mentioned in subsection (a) of this section shall enter the room in which the voting is to take place before the opening of the polls.
21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  16;  Code 1915, §  1755;  Code 1935, §  1844;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4915;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter II. Regulations Governing Conduct of Elections During Hours of Voting › § 4931. Time and manner of opening election.

§ 4931. Time and manner of opening election.
The general election shall be opened in every election district at 7:
00 in the morning, by the inspector making proclamation that the election is open.
21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  17;  23 Del. Laws, c. 57;  Code 1915, §  1756;  32 Del. Laws, c. 100, §  1;  Code 1935, §  1845;  44 Del. Laws, c. 124;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4931;  50 Del. Laws, c. 22, §  1;  50 Del. Laws, c. 172, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter II. Regulations Governing Conduct of Elections During Hours of Voting › § 4933. Persons permitted in the voting room.

§ 4933. Persons permitted in the voting room.
(a) The following persons shall be admitted to the voting room:
(1) Members and employees of the Department identified by a badge or written authorization;
(2) The State Election Commissioner and the Commissioner's employees identified by a badge or written authorization;
(3) Persons voting and waiting to vote, or a child lawfully accompanying such person pursuant to § 4937(e) of this title, or a person providing voter assistance pursuant to § 4943 of this title;
(4) One challenger from a political party with a candidate on the ballot as provided in § 4934 of this title;
(5) Any people accompanied by persons listed in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section above;
(6) Persons with business in the building that is not connected to the election. For example:
an athletic team picking up or dropping off equipment at their school. Such persons shall remain outside of the voting room except to pass through or by the voting room in the conduct of their business;
(7) A person or persons deemed necessary to the conduct of the election by majority vote of the inspector and judges.
(b) No other person except as noted below shall be permitted within 50 feet of any entrance to the building used by voters.
(c) Media and persons conducting exit polls shall be permitted within the 50-foot exclusion zone, but may not talk to persons who have not voted while in the 50-foot exclusion zone.
21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §§  15, 16;  22 Del. Laws, c. 63;  Code 1915, §§  1754, 1755;  Code 1935, §§  1843, 1844;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4933;  57 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  53;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  82;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  59;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  76;  80 Del. Laws, c. 343, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter II. Regulations Governing Conduct of Elections During Hours of Voting › § 4934. Challengers; appointment and powers.

§ 4934. Challengers; appointment and powers.
(a) Each of the political parties, acting through their respective county committees, may appoint and accredit some suitable person as a challenger. One challenger from any political party which is represented by a candidate in that district may be present inside the polling place and shall be permitted to observe the conduct of the election and all the election records. The challengers may be changed and their places filled in like manner during the day.
(b) The challengers shall be peace officers with the same powers preserving the peace as election officers and the challengers shall be protected in the discharge of their duty by the election officers; provided, however, the challengers shall not create any disturbance or obstruction and shall not unreasonably prolong any challenge or inquiry. The inspector and judges shall each have the duty to caution the challengers concerning the foregoing and, if the challenger persists, that challenger may be ejected by a majority vote of the judges and the inspector. Provided, further, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent a substitution of another challenger for one who has been ejected.
(c) If a challenger is ejected as provided in subsection (b) of this section and the inspector or judges who voted for such ejection wilfully voted for ejection without cause, each such inspector or judge so voting shall be deemed to have knowingly and wilfully violated that inspector's or judge's official duty.
19 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  2;  19 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  14;  20 Del. Laws, c. 396, §  3;  27 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  2;  Code 1915, §  1740;  Code 1935, §  1829;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4934;  57 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  54;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter II. Regulations Governing Conduct of Elections During Hours of Voting › § 4935. Special officers at entrance of polling place.

§ 4935. Special officers at entrance of polling place.
Repealed by 75 Del. Laws, c. 232, § 60, effective Feb. 1, 2006.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter II. Regulations Governing Conduct of Elections During Hours of Voting › § 4936. Order of voting; determination of challenge.

§ 4936. Order of voting; determination of challenge.
Voters shall approach and enter the passage in the order in which they appear for the purpose of voting. If any person offering to vote is challenged by 1 of the challengers or by any 1 of the election officers, such person's right to vote shall be immediately determined in accordance with this title. If such person's vote is refused, that person shall be offered the right to vote by provisional ballot. If the person refuses to vote by provisional ballot, that person shall immediately stand aside, give place to the person next in line and leave the polling place.
19 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  17;  27 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  15;  Code 1915, §  1757;  Code 1935, §  1846;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4937;  57 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  57;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  61;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter II. Regulations Governing Conduct of Elections During Hours of Voting › § 4938. Grounds for admitting a person to a voting machine.

§ 4938. Grounds for admitting a person to a voting machine.
The election officers shall only admit to a voting machine a person whose name appears on the poll list, who is authorized to vote by the department of elections or who is authorized to vote by court order.
21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  19;  Code 1915, §  1773;  34 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  2;  Code 1935, §  1862;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4944;  50 Del. Laws, c. 172, §  3;  57 Del. Laws, c. 567, §  40;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  85;  60 Del. Laws, c. 414, §  11;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  59;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 15 - Elections › Chapter 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION › Subchapter II. Regulations Governing Conduct of Elections During Hours of Voting › § 4939. Determination of challenge based on identity of voter.

§ 4939. Determination of challenge based on identity of voter.
If a vote is objected to for the reason that the person offering to vote is not the person whose original permanent registration record appears in the Election District Record, its admission or rejection shall be determined according to the opinion of a majority of the inspector and judges.
21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  19;  Code 1915, §  1773;  34 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  2;  Code 1935, §  1862;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  4945;  50 Del. Laws, c. 172, §  4;  58 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  86;