Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 7305 – Nomination of candidates
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(a) Political parties with at least 1/10 of 1 percent of registered voters in the State as of the last day of the month before the day the Governor issued the writ may nominate a candidate for the election.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 7305
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- 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
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(b) Parties nominating a candidate shall submit a certificate of nomination on the form and in the manner specified by the State Election Commissioner to the State Election Commissioner not later than 7 days following issuance of the writ.
Code 1852, §§ ?417, 418; Code 1915, § ?1884; Code 1935, § ?2003; 45 Del. Laws, c. 153, § ?3; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?7305; 49 Del. Laws, c. 4, § ?5; 58 Del. Laws, c. 148, § ?142; 61 Del. Laws, c. 480, § ?22; 78 Del. Laws, c. 158, § ?1;