Delaware § 5951 Trial by Court; by jury

Delaware Statutes

§ 5951 — Trial by Court; by jury

Delaware § 5951

JurisdictionDelaware

Title15

PartGeneral Elections

Ch. 59CONTESTED ELECTIONS

Subch.Other Offices

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Del. Code tit. 15, § 5951 (2026).

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All cases of contest under this subchapter shall be fully heard and determined by the Court, without the aid or intervention of a jury, unless 1 or both of the parties to the contest shall claim a trial by jury, and the Court shall, in its judgment, determine that it is a case which, under the Constitution and laws of this State, the party or parties are entitled to a trial by jury. In such case a jury shall be empanelled and the cause proceed according to the rules and practice of the Court in jury trials.

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All cases of contest under this subchapter shall be fully heard and determined by the Court, without the aid or intervention of a jury, unless 1 or both of the parties to the contest shall claim a trial by jury, and the Court shall, in its judgment, determine that it is a case which, under the Constitution and laws of this State, the party or parties are entitled to a trial by jury. In such case a jury shall be empanelled and the cause proceed according to the rules and practice of the Court in jury trials.