Sections
§ 5602A Applicability 15
§ 5603A Voting by mail ballot 15
§ 5604A Process for voting by mail ballot 15
§ 5605A Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions 15
§ 5606A Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter … 15
§ 5607A Instructions for completing and returning a mail ballot 15
§ 5608A Voting procedure; execution of statement; return of ballot 15
§ 5609A Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots 15
§ 5610A Procedure on receipt of ballot envelope by Department 15
§ 5611A Counting procedure for ballot envelopes 15
§ 5612A Preparing mail ballots for tabulation 15
§ 5613A Carrier envelope specifications; carrier envelopes as ballot boxes 15
§ 5614A Envelopes in general; approval by Attorney General 15
§ 5615A Challenges 15
§ 5616A Rejected ballots 15
§ 5617A Validity of a voter’s mail ballot for wrong district 15
§ 5618A Required records 15
§ 5619A Duties of Department of Elections; political balance of election … 15
§ 5620A Logic and accuracy testing of mail ballot tabulating equipment; … 15
§ 5621A System for voters to determine status of their mail ballots 15
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Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 15 > Chapter 56A - Voting by Mail Ballot [For Application of This Chapter, See 83 Del. Laws, C. 353, &Sect; 6]

  • 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
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Judge: means judge of elections. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
  • political party: means any political organization which elects a state committee and officers of a state committee, by a state convention composed of delegates elected from each representative district in which the party has registered members, and which nominates candidates for electors of President and Vice-President, or nominates candidates for offices to be decided at the general election. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Primary election: means an election at which voters registered as members of a major political party may vote to determine the nominees of that political party for the general election. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • 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 Board: consists of 9 members who are citizens of this State andappointed as follows:

    (1) The Governor shall appoint, with Senate confirmation, 7 voting members. See Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 104

  • United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302