Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 2033 – Special procedures for persons who register to vote by mail and have …
(a) A person who registers to vote by mail on or after January 1, 2003, shall submit with that person’s application a copy of a current and valid photo identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. Should the person not include a copy of the required identification with the voter registration application, the voter shall provide a valid photo identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter prior to voting for the first time at a polling place in the State. If the person fails to show required identification at the polling place, that person shall be permitted to vote by provisional ballot. The poll lists and signature cards for each polling place shall identify those persons who must show proper identification before being permitted to vote.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 2033
- Ballot: means those portions of cardboard, paper or other material to be placed within the ballot frames of a voting machine or to be used for absentee voting in order to list the names of the offices to be voted for, the name of each candidate and the designation of the party by which the candidate is nominated, a space for the voter to write in the name of any candidate of that voter's choice for any office, and the statement of any question submitted with provision for a "yes" or "no" vote. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
- 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
- Signature: means both a written signature conforming to § 302(23) of Title 1 and a digital or electronic signature that is an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document as specified by the State Election Commissioner. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
- 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) A registrant may satisfy the requirement to submit identification by subsequently submitting a voter registration application through a source not subject to the provisions of this section (e.g. through the Division of Motor Vehicles).
(c) A person who votes by absentee ballot and who registered to vote for the first time by mail and did not submit a copy of any of the required identification documents shall submit a copy of one or more of the documents listed in subsection (a) of this section showing the person’s name and address with the absentee ballot. The absentee ballot from a person who is required to submit identification, and who does not, shall not be counted.
(d) This section does not apply to persons listed in § 1901(a) of this title or to persons identified in subsection (a) of this section who submitted their driver’s license number (includes State ID card number) or Social Security number that the Department is able to use to verify an existing state identification record bearing the same number, the name and date of birth as provided by the applicant.
74 Del. Laws, c. 168, § ?4; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 232, § ?26; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § ?36;