§ 7558. Election results; recounts; contests.
§ 7558. Election results; recounts; contests. (a) A person certified as being elected shall not take office before the seventh day following certification of the election. (b) The municipal Board of Elections shall announce the results of an election as soon as possible following the close of the polls. (c) The municipal Board of Elections […]
§ 7541. Contents of notice of special election.
§ 7541. Contents of notice of special election. The special election shall be held on the date fixed by County Council pursuant to § 7540 of this title and shall be previously advertised by publishing a notice in a newspaper published within the County and having a general circulation therein, once in each of 2 […]
§ 7559. Transition.
§ 7559. Transition. (a) This subchapter shall apply to elections held after June 30, 2007. (b) The State Election Commissioner shall promulgate all forms required by 75 Del. Laws, c. 342 by April 30, 2007. 75 Del. Laws, c. 342, § 2; 76 Del. Laws, c. 52, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 227, § […]
§ 7542. Place, time and manner of voting; duties of Clerk of the Peace.
§ 7542. Place, time and manner of voting; duties of Clerk of the Peace. (a) The special election shall be held in the building in which is situated the offices of the Clerk of the Peace. The polls shall be open from 9: 00 a.m. to 6: 00 p.m. on the day of the special […]
§ 7570. Purpose of subchapter; scope.
§ 7570. Purpose of subchapter; scope. It is the purpose and intent of the General Assembly in enacting this subchapter to provide those qualified electors of municipalities governed under subchapter IV of this chapter who are unable to appear at a municipal election to cast their ballots with the ability to cast a ballot to […]
§ 7543. Qualified voters; voting list.
§ 7543. Qualified voters; voting list. (a) The following shall be considered qualified voters for a special election held with respect to an annexation initiated pursuant to § 101A of Title 22 for the City of Wilmington and shall be entitled to vote in such election as provided herein: (1) Every person 18 years of […]
§ 7571. Persons eligible to vote by absentee ballot.
§ 7571. Persons eligible to vote by absentee ballot. Any person qualified under the provisions of a municipal charter to vote by absentee ballot in any municipal election held in that municipality (“elector”) may vote by absentee ballot for any reason authorized by that municipality’s charter or ordinances and for any of the following reasons: […]
§ 7544. Certification of result of special election; retention of ballots.
§ 7544. Certification of result of special election; retention of ballots. No later than 3 days after the holding of the special election, the judge of the election shall tabulate the ballots and certify the result to the County Council and to the Wilmington City Council under that judge of election’s hand and seal. The […]
§ 7572. Request for ballot; statement for absentee ballots; delivery of absentee ballots.
§ 7572. Request for ballot; statement for absentee ballots; delivery of absentee ballots. (a) An elector desiring to vote by absentee ballot in an election for which the elector is a qualified elector may request an absentee ballot from the municipality where the elector is qualified to vote by filing a written statement with the […]
§ 7545. Alternative approval procedure when only 1 qualified voter exists.
§ 7545. Alternative approval procedure when only 1 qualified voter exists. If only 1 qualified voter in the territory exists for the purpose of determining whether an annexation initiated pursuant to § 101A of Title 22 for the City of Wilmington shall be approved, notwithstanding any other provisions in this subchapter or in Title 22 […]