Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 1901 – Eligibility
(a) A Delaware citizen absent from the State, not registered to vote in another state and eligible to vote in accordance with the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) [52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq.] as amended shall be permitted to register to vote under the provisions of this chapter if that person is a citizen and permanent resident of the State of Delaware. For purposes of this section, this includes:
(1) A citizen and permanent resident of the State of Delaware who became ill or who was injured while a member of a uniformed service;
(2) A citizen and permanent resident of the State of Delaware who is a member of a service organization such as the American Red Cross attached to and serving with a uniformed service; or
(3) A spouse or dependent of a person meeting the criteria in this section.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 1901
- 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
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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
- United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) Persons registering to vote in accordance with this chapter shall:
(1) Register to vote at the address of that person’s own permanent residence in the State of Delaware;
(2) Register to vote at the address of that person’s own last place of permanent residence in the State of Delaware prior to joining a uniformed service or moving overseas; or
(3) In the case of persons who are permanently living outside of the United States, be registered to vote at the address of the office of the Department in the county in which they last resided before moving overseas. These persons shall be permitted to vote for federal offices only.
(c) Citizens listed in subsection (a) of this section above do not lose their domicile in the State of Delaware unless they establish a domicile or register to vote in another state.