§ 804A. Criteria for counting incarcerated individuals for redistricting purposes.
§ 804A. Criteria for counting incarcerated individuals for redistricting purposes. (a) The General Assembly, in determining the reapportionment and redistricting for the State, applying the criteria set forth in § 804 of this title, and using the official reporting of the federal decennial census as set forth in § 805 of this title, may not […]
§ 805. Redistricting after federal decennial census.
§ 805. Redistricting after federal decennial census. The apportionment provided for by this chapter shall continue in effect until the official reporting by the President of the United States of the next federal decennial census. Within 120 calendar days following the receipt, by the entity designated by the Governor, of the federal decennial census data […]
§ 806. Staggered senatorial districts.
§ 806. Staggered senatorial districts. (a) The Senators from the 1st, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th and 20th Senatorial Districts shall be elected for 4-year terms in 2022 and 2026 and for a 2-year term in 2030. (b) The Senators from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th […]
§ 821. Boundaries of the General Assembly House of Representative Districts.
§ 821. Boundaries of the General Assembly House of Representative Districts. The boundaries of the General Assembly House of Representative districts shall be described as follows: (1) First Representative District. — The First Representative District shall consist of that portion of New Castle County contained in the following census blocks: a. In census tract 000200, […]
§ 831. Boundaries of the General Assembly Senate Districts.
§ 831. Boundaries of the General Assembly Senate Districts. The boundaries of the General Assembly Senate Districts shall be as set forth in the Final Senate Maps and the Census Block Breakdown by Senate District with the census tracts and census blocks descriptions published on the General Assembly’s website, and include, by district, the following […]
§ 841. Filing of maps.
§ 841. Filing of maps. Maps of the several representative and senatorial districts shall be prepared by the Department of Elections. The maps shall be certified as to correctness by the President of the State Board of Elections and the State Election Commissioner and recorded in the offices of the recorder of deeds for the […]
§ 842. Evidence.
§ 842. Evidence. When the maps referred to in this chapter are so recorded in the respective recorder of deeds’ offices, they shall be prima facie evidence in all judicial proceedings as to the correctness of the boundaries shown thereon. 29 Del. C. 1953, § 662; 56 Del. Laws, c. 243; 63 Del. Laws, c. […]
§ 843. Copies of maps.
§ 843. Copies of maps. The State Election Commissioner and the separate departments of elections shall cause such additional copies of the maps to be prepared and distributed as they deem necessary to properly advise the public. 29 Del. C. 1953, § 663; 56 Del. Laws, c. 243; 63 Del. Laws, c. 183, § 1; […]
§ 844. Designation of roadways.
§ 844. Designation of roadways. The term “avenue,” “boulevard,” “drive,” “highway,” “lane,” “parkway,” “place,” “road,” “route,” “street,” “turnpike” or any abbreviations thereof shall be used interchangeably so as to make the descriptions used in this chapter conform to maps currently in existence. 29 Del. C. 1953, § 664; 56 Del. Laws, c. 259, § 2; […]
§ 845. House district descriptions.
§ 845. House district descriptions. In the descriptions of the various House of Representatives districts, all references to a road, highway, street, drive, place, parkway, lane, avenue, boulevard, route, turnpike, river, stream, branch, gut, boundary line or other physical feature shall refer to the center line thereof unless otherwise specified. 68 Del. Laws, c. 188, […]