Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 1707 – Cancellation of registration due to a registrant having moved to …
(a) The Department shall consider notification from another state, election jurisdiction or election official that a person registered to vote in Delaware has applied to register to vote or who has registered to vote in another state as permission from that person to cancel that person’s Delaware voter registration.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 1707
- Board: means that body of individuals appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve or who otherwise serve as the State Board of Elections in accordance with Chapter 2 of this title, and are, as such, vested with the responsibility and power to see to the administration of the election laws of this State as more particularly defined in this title. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Department: means the State Department of Elections, consisting of the State Board of Elections and such staff as the Board shall appoint under this title, but shall not include the State Election Commissioner. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The Department shall consider a written notice from a spouse, adult child, sibling or parent that a registered voter has moved out of state as permission from that person to cancel that person’s voter registration. The notice shall be signed and the relationship to the previously mentioned voter stated.
(c) The State Board of Elections may cancel the voter registrations for any person who has moved out of state and given permission in writing or as otherwise provided in this section.
(d) Upon registration of a person in Delaware who is registered to vote in another state, the Department or State Election Commissioner shall notify the other state that the person has registered to vote in the State of Delaware.
15 Del. C. 1953, § ?1707; 57 Del. Laws, c. 181, § ?29; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 232, § ?16; 77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §§ ?2, 22; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § ?22;