Title 29, State Government

§ 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…

§ 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…

§ 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, 10t…

§ 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 portio…

§ 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 …

§ 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 …

§ 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. 2…

§ 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…

§ 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 cur…

§ 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 featu…

§ 846. Senate district descriptions. In the descriptions of the various Senate 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…