AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTION RESULTS.
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTION RESULTS.
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2026-05-21
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTION RESULTS.
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTION RESULTS.
What This Bill Does
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTION RESULTS.
This Act updates Chapter 57 of Title 15 to reflect modern voting procedures.
These updates are necessary because Chapter 57 of Title 15 provides the requirements under which the Superior Court (Court) performs its duties under § 6 of Article V of the Delaware Constitution to certify the results of each general election.
As such, the requirements under this Chapter need to align with all of the current ballots and methods by which votes are cast to ensure that the results of general elections are properly certified and not subject to challenge.
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Official Summary Text
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTION RESULTS.
This Act updates Chapter 57 of Title 15 to reflect modern voting procedures. These updates are necessary because Chapter 57 of Title 15 provides the requirements under which the Superior Court (Court) performs its duties under § 6 of Article V of the Delaware Constitution to certify the results of each general election. As such, the requirements under this Chapter need to align with all of the current ballots and methods by which votes are cast to ensure that the results of general elections are properly certified and not subject to challenge.
Specifically, this Act does all of the following:
• Aligns terms and definitions with current law and the updates that will be enacted under Senate Bill No. 266 (153rd General Assembly).
• Adds early voting ballots and provisional ballots to the materials that the Department of Elections must provide to the Court.
• Explains that the Court certifies the results of the election by tabulating the votes cast.
• Consolidates the requirements f