Delaware § 5715 State senatorial or representative districts

Delaware Statutes

§ 5715 — State senatorial or representative districts

Delaware § 5715

Title15

PartGeneral Elections

Ch. 57CANVASS OF VOTE AND PROCLAMATION OF RESULTS OF ELECTION

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Del. Code tit. 15, § 5715 (2026).

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(a)The Court shall calculate the total votes given for the candidates for Senator or Representative to the General Assembly where the senatorial or representative district is located in 2 or more counties as follows:

(1)For those senatorial or representative districts in which a majority of the election districts are in New Castle County, the President Judge of the Superior Court shall total together the votes cast in each county for each candidate.

(2)For those senatorial or representative districts in which a majority of the election districts are in Kent County, the Chancellor shall total together the votes cast in each county for each candidate.

(3)For those senatorial or representative districts in which a majority of the election districts are in Sussex County, the Resident Ju

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(a) The Court shall calculate the total votes given for the candidates for Senator or Representative to the General Assembly where the senatorial or representative district is located in 2 or more counties as follows:

(1) For those senatorial or representative districts in which a majority of the election districts are in New Castle County, the President Judge of the Superior Court shall total together the votes cast in each county for each candidate.

(2) For those senatorial or representative districts in which a majority of the election districts are in Kent County, the Chancellor shall total together the votes cast in each county for each candidate.

(3) For those senatorial or representative districts in which a majority of the election districts are in Sussex County, the Resident Judge of Sussex County shall total together the votes cast in each county for each candidate.

(b) The total vote, as ascertained in subsection (a) of this section above shall then be inserted on the certificates of the Court as provided in § 5706 of this title.