Delaware § 5507 Voting procedure; execution of statement; return of ballot

Delaware Statutes

§ 5507 — Voting procedure; execution of statement; return of ballot

Delaware § 5507

Title15

PartGeneral Elections

Ch. 55ABSENTEE VOTING

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 15, § 5507 (2026).

Text

The procedure for completing an absentee ballot and returning it to the Department is as follows:

(1)An elector who receives an absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter shall complete the ballot by marking it with the elector’s selections and shall place the completed ballot in the envelope marked “BALLOT ENVELOPE.”

(2)The elector shall confirm that the information about that elector on the ballot envelope is correct and then sign the self-administered oath.

(3)The elector shall then seal the ballot envelope.

(4)The elector shall return the sealed ballot envelope to the Department by: a. Depositing it in a United States postal mailbox, thereby mailing it to the Department; or b. Delivering it, or causing it to be delivered, to the Department before the polls close on the day of t

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The procedure for completing an absentee ballot and returning it to the Department is as follows:

(1) An elector who receives an absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter shall complete the ballot by marking it with the elector’s selections and shall place the completed ballot in the envelope marked “BALLOT ENVELOPE.”

(2) The elector shall confirm that the information about that elector on the ballot envelope is correct and then sign the self-administered oath.

(3) The elector shall then seal the ballot envelope.

(4) The elector shall return the sealed ballot envelope to the Department by:

a. Depositing it in a United States postal mailbox, thereby mailing it to the Department; or

b. Delivering it, or causing it to be delivered, to the Department before the polls close on the day of the election.

Legislative History

44 Del. Laws, c. 118, § 6 ; 45 Del. Laws, c. 155, § 5 ; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 5510; 55 Del. Laws, c. 150 ; 60 Del. Laws, c. 414, § 18 ; 65 Del. Laws, c. 455, §§ 5, 6 ; 68 Del. Laws, c. 301, § 5 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1 ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 427, §§ 4-6 ; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 89 ; 81 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 4