§ 7702. Qualification of voters.
§ 7702. Qualification of voters. (a) If the election of delegates is held at the same time as a general election, all persons qualified to vote at such general elections for representatives to the General Assembly of this State shall be entitled to vote. (b) If such election is held at a time other than […]
§ 7703. Registration.
§ 7703. Registration. (a) If the election of delegates is to be held at a date other than the date of a general election, there shall be 1 or more registration days prior to such election. The Governor shall fix the date or dates of such registration and shall include an announcement of the registration […]
§ 7573. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions; envelope specifications; prepaid postage.
§ 7573. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions; envelope specifications; prepaid postage. (a) Upon receipt of a statement from an elector pursuant to § 7572 of this title, the municipality shall process the same and confirm that the elector qualifies for an absentee ballot pursuant to § 7571 of this title. (b) Not more than […]
§ 7704. Election, how conducted; results, how ascertained.
§ 7704. Election, how conducted; results, how ascertained. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the election of delegates must be conducted and the results thereof ascertained and certified in the same manner as in the case of the election of electors of President and Vice President in this State during elections in which […]
§ 7574. Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter identification label; affidavit of eligibility.
§ 7574. Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter identification label; affidavit of eligibility. (a) The municipality shall provide to each elector to whom it sends an absentee ballot an envelope which shall be: (1) A color other than white; (2) Large enough to hold a completed ballot; and (3) Designed to protect its […]
§ 7705. Number and residence of delegates.
§ 7705. Number and residence of delegates. The number of delegates to be chosen to such convention shall be 17, to be elected from the State at large. Seven of such delegates shall be residents of New Castle County, 5 of such delegates shall be residents of Kent County, and 5 of such delegates shall […]
§ 7575. Voting procedure; execution of affidavit; return of ballot.
§ 7575. Voting procedure; execution of affidavit; return of ballot. The procedure for completing an absentee ballot and returning it to the municipality is as follows: (1) An elector who receives an absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter shall complete the ballot by marking it with the elector’s selections and shall place the completed ballot […]
§ 7706. Qualifications of delegates; nomination by petition.
§ 7706. Qualifications of delegates; nomination by petition. Candidates for the office of delegate to the convention shall be citizens and qualified voters of this State. Nominations shall be by petition and not otherwise. A single petition may nominate any number of candidates not exceeding the total number of delegates to be elected from each […]
§ 7576. Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots.
§ 7576. Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots. (a) Each municipality shall endorse the date and time of receipt on the ballot envelope of each absentee ballot received by the municipality. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for an absentee ballot to be counted pursuant to this chapter, an elector voting […]
§ 7707. Determination of nominations.
§ 7707. Determination of nominations. The sixteenth day before the day fixed for the holding of the election of delegates shall be the last day for the filing of nominating petitions with the Department or, if such sixteenth day falls upon a Sunday or a legal holiday, the day following shall be the last day […]