Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 5501 – Purpose of chapter; scope
It is the purpose and intent of the General Assembly in enacting this chapter to provide those qualified electors of this State who are unable to appear at an election to cast their ballots at the polling place of their election district with the ability to cast a ballot to be counted in the total for the election district in which the elector is registered, in compliance with article V, § 4A, Delaware Constitution. This chapter shall govern general absentee voting procedures in all primary, general, and special elections conducted in this State; provided, however, that procedures unique to a specific election or election type may be set forth elsewhere in this title.
44 Del. Laws, c. 118, § ?20; 47 Del. Laws, c. 316, § ?4; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?5501; 49 Del. Laws, c. 278, § ?1; 58 Del. Laws, c. 148, § ?122; 63 Del. Laws, c. 455, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 149, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 5501
- 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
- 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