§ 4946. Powers of election officers to preserve order during election; penalty.
§ 4946. Powers of election officers to preserve order during election; penalty. (a) The inspectors of election, from the opening of the election until all the duties and proceedings connected therewith are fully completed, may: (1) Command the peace; and (2) Require sureties of the peace from any person disturbing the election, or the officers […]
§ 4947. Time and manner of closing election.
§ 4947. Time and manner of closing election. The election shall be continued open until 8: 00 p.m. when it shall be closed. In closing the election the inspector and the judges shall, nevertheless, permit those electors to vote who have presented themselves and have offered to vote prior to 8: 00 p.m., provided that […]
§ 4948. Provisional ballots.
§ 4948. Provisional ballots. (a) Provisional ballots shall be used in primary and general elections conducted under the provisions of this title. Provisional ballots shall not be used in public school elections or municipal elections unless specifically authorized in Title 14, Title 15 and/or the respective town or city charter. (b) A person claiming to […]
§ 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 […]
§ 4937. Voting procedure.
§ 4937. Voting procedure. (a) A voter, upon entering the room where an election is being held, shall announce that voter’s own name and address and provide proof of identity, whereupon the clerks shall place a mark or make a notation of his or her name upon the election district record. In the event the […]
§ 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, § […]
§ 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 […]
§ 4940. Disqualification because of bribery; determination of challenge.
§ 4940. Disqualification because of bribery; determination of challenge. (a) No person who receives or accepts or offers to receive or accept, or pays, transfers or delivers, or offers or promises to pay, transfer or deliver, or contributes or offers or promises to contribute to another to be paid or used, any money or other […]
§ 4941. Residency of voter.
§ 4941. Residency of voter. If a vote is objected to for the reason that the person is not a bona fide resident of the election district in whose record that person’s name appears, the following rules shall apply: (1) If any person who has resided within this State actually moves outside this State with […]
§ 4942. Electioneering in polling place; penalties; definitions.
§ 4942. Electioneering in polling place; penalties; definitions. (a) No election officer, challenger or any other person within the polling place or within 50 feet of the entrance to the building in which the voting room is located shall electioneer during the conduct of the election. No political headquarters or gathering shall be permitted within […]