Title 15 — Elections

§ 5601A. [Reserved.]83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 1;

§ 5602A. Applicability [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. This chapter applies to the following elections: (1) A nonpresidential primary election. (2) A general election. (3) A special election to fill a vacancy in a statewide office, the General As…

§ 5603A. Voting by mail ballot [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. Votes cast by mail ballot under this chapter shall be counted in the total for the election district in which the elector is registered.83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 1;

§ 5604A. Process for voting by mail ballot [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) The Department shall create an application which may be completed by any elector wishing to vote by mail under this chapter. The application must require the elector t…

§ 5605A. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) Upon receipt of the application for a mail ballot from an elector under § 5604A of this title, the Department shall process the same and confirm tha…

§ 5606A. Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter identification label; statement of eligibility [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) With each mail ballot, the Department shall also provide each elector an envelope that is al…

§ 5607A. Instructions for completing and returning a mail ballot [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. The Attorney General shall prepare a list of instructions to assist an elector voting by mail ballot in properly marking and returning the elector’s …

§ 5608A. Voting procedure; execution of statement; return of ballot [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) The procedure for completing a mail ballot and returning it to the Department includes all of the following: (1) An elector who receives a mai…

§ 5609A. Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) The Department shall record the date and time of receipt on the ballot envelope of each mail ballot received. (b) For a mail ballot to be counted under thi…

§ 5610A. Procedure on receipt of ballot envelope by Department [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) Upon receipt of a ballot envelope, the Department shall do all of the following: (1) Ascertain the name of each elector as it appears on the face o…

§ 5611A. Counting procedure for ballot envelopes [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. Beginning 30 days before the day of the election, election judges within each county, selected by the administrators of the Department in that county, shall count ba…

§ 5612A. Preparing mail ballots for tabulation [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) The Department may open ballot envelopes in public meetings beginning 30 days before the day of the election in order to prepare them for tabulation. The Departmen…

§ 5613A. Carrier envelope specifications; carrier envelopes as ballot boxes [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) The Department shall purchase envelopes to be used as carrier envelopes which must be all of the following: (1) Designed to securely p…

§ 5614A. Envelopes in general; approval by Attorney General [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. The Attorney General shall personally approve each kind or type of envelope for use under this chapter. The Department may not purchase, use, have printed…

§ 5615A. Challenges [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) A mail ballot may be challenged for any of the following: (1) The same causes and in the same manner as provided in this title for other voters. (2) That the statement in the center of the f…

§ 5616A. Rejected ballots [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) No vote shall be accepted or counted if any of the following occurs: (1) The signature of the voter that appears on the front of the ballot envelope is found to have been altered or th…

§ 5617A. Validity of a voter’s mail ballot for wrong district [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. If a voter marks and returns a mail ballot for an election district other than the 1 in which the voter is a resident and a duly registered elector, suc…

§ 5618A. Required records [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) The Department shall maintain records providing for the prevention of fraud and to make possible the tracing and detection of any attempt to do so. Such records must include all of the…

§ 5619A. Duties of Department of Elections; political balance of election judges; security [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) The Department shall ensure that each panel of election judges selected to officiate the procedures required under this…

§ 5620A. Logic and accuracy testing of mail ballot tabulating equipment; authority of the State Election Commissioner [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. (a) The State Election Commissioner, in consultation with the Department offices, shall promulga…

§ 5621A. System for voters to determine status of their mail ballots [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]. The State Election Commissioner, in collaboration with the Department offices, shall establish a free access system accessible via the Internet t…