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§ 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 […]

§ 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 […]

§ 7501. Applicability.

§ 7501. Applicability. Subchapters II and III of this chapter shall apply to the City of Wilmington and subchapter IV of this chapter shall apply to all other municipalities meeting the definition of “municipal corporation” in § 801(3) of Title 22 except those whose powers are vested in a Town Meeting or Town Assembly consisting […]

§ 7521. Elections.

§ 7521. Elections. Registration and elections in the City of Wilmington for the Mayor, Council and other officers of the City of Wilmington shall in all respects be conducted in conformity with the provisions governing general elections as provided under this title, except that the canvass of the vote shall be conducted by the Department, […]

§ 7522. Definition of political party.

§ 7522. Definition of political party. A political party existing only within the City of Wilmington shall be qualified to nominate candidates for the municipal election if it is a bona fide organization of registered voters of the City of Wilmington who: (1) Elect a city committee and officers of the city committee; (2) Nominate […]

§ 7523. Certificates of nomination.

§ 7523. Certificates of nomination. The nominations made under this subchapter for the various offices of the City of Wilmington, together with the name of the party and its device, shall be certified to the Department by the presiding officer and secretary of each political party on the date and in the manner prescribed for […]

§ 7524. Title and device of party.

§ 7524. Title and device of party. No party shall use the name of another party appearing anywhere on the ballot either in whole or in part, or any variation thereof, in its own title. The words “Independent” or “Decline,” being terms employed in this title, or any variation thereof, shall not be used as […]

§ 7525. Ballots.

§ 7525. Ballots. The names of the candidates for the Mayor, Council, and other officers of the City of Wilmington must be printed on the single ballot as prescribed by § 4501 of this title and to meet the requirements of §§ 5000A through 5012A of this title. 15 Del. C. 1953, § 7525;  49 […]