Title 14, Education

§ 1074. Notice of election. (a) The Department of Elections conducting a public school election for the purpose of electing members to a board of education shall give notice of such election by notices placed on each school building and by notices published in at least 1 newspape…

§ 1075. Filing of candidacy for school board member; withdrawal of candidacy. (a) (1) a. No later than 4:30 p.m. on the first Friday in March, candidates for election to a board of education shall file a notice of candidacy on the form promulgated by the Commissioner of Elections…

§ 1076. Voting machines; election supplies; cost. (a) School elections shall be conducted by the use of voting machines. (b) The Department of Elections conducting the election shall cause to appear on the machines next to the appropriate selection device the following: (1) For t…

§ 1077. Qualified voters. Every citizen 18 years of age or over and a resident of the reorganized school district shall be eligible to vote at the school election in the reorganized school district in which that citizen resides, whether or not that citizen is at the time a regist…

§ 1078. Determination of qualifications of the voter. For the purpose of determining whether a person offering to vote at a school election is in fact the person he or she claims to be and is qualified to vote, that individual shall complete an affidavit, promulgated by the Commi…

§ 1079. Bribery. (a) No person who receives or accepts or offers to receive or accept, or pays, transfers or delivers, or offers or promises to pay, transfer or deliver, or contributes or offers or promises to contribute to another to be paid or used, any money or other valuable …

§ 1080. Method of voting. (a) For the election of school board members, a voter shall not vote for more candidates than there are school board memberships to be filled in the election. If only 1 school board member is to be elected, a voter shall vote for only 1 candidate. The vo…

§ 1081. Official record. (a) The Commissioner of Elections, in consultation with the county Departments of Elections, shall promulgate a Voter Eligibility Affidavit for Public School Elections that all voters in public school elections shall complete before voting. The aforesaid …

§ 1082. Procedure at the polling place. (a) Upon arriving at a polling place, a person shall complete a Voter Eligibility Affidavit for Public School Elections attesting to the voter’s eligibility to vote in the public school election and then present the aforesaid affidavit and …

§ 1083. Counting ballots; tie vote; certification of election. (a) The Department of Elections conducting an election in accordance with this title shall compile and announce the unofficial results as soon as possible after the close of the election. No later than 15 days followi…

§ 1084. Certificate of election; type and form; preservation of records. (a) The type and form of the certificate of election and all other school election documents shall be determined by the Commissioner of Elections, in consultation with the county Departments of Elections, an…

§ 1085. Penalty for illegal voting in school elections. Whoever votes at any school election, including elections pursuant to Chapters 19, 20 and 21 of this title, without possessing the qualifications prescribed by this subchapter, or having once voted, votes or attempts to vote…

§ 1086. Absentee voting. (a) Any individual qualified to vote in a school district election who shall be unable to appear to cast their ballot at the polling place of their school district on the date of the election may cast their vote by absentee ballot provided that the voter …

§ 1087. Electioneering. Electioneering as described in § 4942 of Title 15 is prohibited in any public school election.74 Del. Laws, c. 122, § 38;

§ 1088. Persons permitted in the voting room. (a) No persons, other than members or employees of the Department of Elections conducting the election who shall be identified by a badge issued by that Department of Elections, the Commissioner of Elections and/or employees of the Of…

§ 1089. Challengers and challenges. (a) For school board member elections, each candidate on the ballot may appoint and accredit 1 or more suitable persons as challengers. One challenger from each candidate on the ballot may be present inside each polling place to observe the con…

§ 1091. Superintendent of schools. The school board of each reorganized school district shall appoint as the chief school officer for that district a superintendent of schools who shall also serve as executive secretary to the school board.14 Del. C. 1953, § 1091; 56 Del. Laws, c…

§ 1092. Employee qualifications. Every employee of a reorganized school district must meet standards for qualification as adopted by the Professional Standards Board and the State Board of Education pursuant to § 1203 of this title, and be certified or otherwise licensed in accor…

§ 1093. State salary schedules. The state salaries for the several categories of school employees shall be in accordance with salary schedules set forth in this title except that no such schedule shall prevent a school district from increasing those salaries by the amount of a su…

§ 1094. School employee contract; dismissal or suspension. (a) The contract with school employees shall be a contract drawn on a form approved by the Department of Education and shall be a state school employee contract that shall be executed by the reorganized school district bo…

§ 1095. Liability of local school districts for costs in actions against members of board or employees thereof. Whenever a civil action has been or shall be brought against any person for any act or omission arising out of and in the course of the performance of that person’s dut…