Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 7542 – Place, time and manner of voting; duties of Clerk of the Peace
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(a) The special election shall be held in the building in which is situated the offices of the Clerk of the Peace. The polls shall be open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the day of the special election and voting shall be by printed ballot, which shall give the qualified voters an opportunity clearly to indicate their consent or objection to the annexation of the territory by the City of Wilmington.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 7542
- 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
- Clerk: means clerk of election. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
- Judge: means judge of elections. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
(b) The Clerk of the Peace shall:
(1) Act as judge of the special election;
(2) Prepare, publish and post the notices required under § 7541 of this title;
(3) Prepare the ballots required for the special election; and
(4) Perform such other duties as provided in this subchapter for the Clerk of the Peace.