§ 7556. Election Officers; appointment; responsibilities; training.
§ 7556. Election Officers; appointment; responsibilities; training. Unless otherwise provided by town charter or code: (1) The municipality shall have sufficient Election Officers to conduct the elections. (2) The Inspector shall be the chief Election Officer in the polling place. (3) The Inspector shall determine all challenges and all other issues involving the conduct of […]
§ 7557. Conduct of the election.
§ 7557. Conduct of the election. (a) The Department of Elections shall make available training for Election Officers prior to each election on the operation of the voting machine and Election Day procedures, and provide each Election Officer and Board of Elections member a copy of the manuals and/or checklists for the election. (b) Election […]
§ 7557A. Complaint procedure; unlawful election activity altering result of election.
§ 7557A. Complaint procedure; unlawful election activity altering result of election. (a) A citizen of a municipality may submit a written complaint to the State Election Commissioner regarding any aspect of that municipality’s election activity that is contrary to state or federal law which altered or is reasonably likely to have altered the result of […]
§ 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: […]