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- 15 Del. C. § 5007A · Substitute ballots [Repealed].
- 15 Del. C. § 5008A · Preparation of voting devices [Transferred].
- 15 Del. C. § 5009A · Instruction model.
- 15 Del. C. § 5010A · Inoperative voting devices [Transferred].
- 15 Del. C. § 5011A · Voting device curtains; absentee voting [Repealed].
- 15 Del. C. § 5012A · Audits; audit discrepancy procedure [Transferred].
- 15 Del. C. § 5101 · Jurisdiction of Court.
- 15 Del. C. § 5102 · Prosecution by Attorney General; duty to report violations.
- 15 Del. C. § 5103 · Irregularities or defects in election as a defense.
- 15 Del. C. § 5104 · Honest belief as a defense.
- 15 Del. C. § 5105 · Application to school elections.
- 15 Del. C. § 5111 · Neglect of duty by department member; corrupt or fraudulent conduct; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5112 · Refusal of inspector or judge of election to serve; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5113 · Refusal of clerk of election to qualify or serve; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5114 · Improper conduct of printer of ballots and ballot envelopes; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5115 · Improper use of ballot or envelope; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5116 · Tampering with voting machines; penalties.
- 15 Del. C. § 5117 · Unauthorized entering of voting room; penalties.
- 15 Del. C. § 5118 · Interference with election; penalties.
- 15 Del. C. § 5119 · Feigning a physical disability to obtain assistance in voting; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5120 · Secreting person in election room; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5121 · Removal or destruction of election supplies or equipment or voting machines; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5122 · Disclosures by election officers; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5123 · Intimidation, persuasion or bribery by election officer; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5124 · Inducing the making of distinguishing mark on ballot; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5125 · Inducing election officers to violate election laws; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5126 · Violations by officials; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5127 · Bribery of person expecting to be election or registration officer; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5128 · Fraudulent voting; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5129 · False entries by clerk of election.
- 15 Del. C. § 5130 · Failure of election officer to perform duties.
- 15 Del. C. § 5131 · False count or certification by election officer.
- 15 Del. C. § 5132 · Fraudulent deposit or alteration of ballots or entering voting machine booth or casting vote; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5133 · Wilful neglect of duty by election officers.
- 15 Del. C. § 5134 · Stealing, destroying or secreting records; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5135 · Perjury; subornation of perjury.
- 15 Del. C. § 5136 · Tampering with ballots or deceiving voters; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5137 · Disobeying election officers; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5138 · Violence, threat of violence, interference with electors; penalty; class G felony.
- 15 Del. C. § 5139 · Interference with election officer or challenger; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5140 · Failure of inspector to preserve order.
- 15 Del. C. § 5141 · Stealing or destroying ballot box, ballot, poll list; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5142 · Requiring unauthorized oath; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5143 · Candidate for General Assembly not to make written pledge; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5144 · Unauthorized release of absentee vote information; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5145 · Use of deep fake technology to influence an election; penalty; injunctive relief.
- 15 Del. C. § 5161 · Intimidation of election officers; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5162 · Intimidation of electors; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5163 · Liability of corporation or officers.
- 15 Del. C. § 5164 · Liability of stakeholder for paying election bet.
- 15 Del. C. § 5301 · Bringing armed soldiers into State to interfere with elections; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5302 · Abetting or counseling military interference with elections; penalty.
- 15 Del. C. § 5303 · Civil remedy for interference with voting.
- 15 Del. C. § 5304 · Duty to disclose information as to interference with elections.
- 15 Del. C. § 5305 · Ten year limitation on civil actions for voting interference.
- 15 Del. C. § 5306 · Special polling place and voting procedure in case of military interference.
- 15 Del. C. § 5307 · Duties of inspector at special polling place.
- 15 Del. C. § 5308 · Canvass of ballots from special polling place.
- 15 Del. C. § 5309 · Procedure in case of military interference with board of canvass.
- 15 Del. C. § 5310 · Number of special polling places not limited.
- 15 Del. C. § 5311 · Special clerk; appointment; oath.
- 15 Del. C. § 5312 · Compensation of special election officers.
- 15 Del. C. § 5401 · Applicability.
- 15 Del. C. § 5402 · Early voting; designated locations.
- 15 Del. C. § 5403 · Designation and publication of early voting locations.
- 15 Del. C. § 5404 · Hours at designated early voting locations.
- 15 Del. C. § 5405 · Procedure for conducting early voting.
- 15 Del. C. § 5406 · Method of early voting.
- 15 Del. C. § 5407 · Tabulation of early voting ballots.
- 15 Del. C. § 5408 · Daily updates of polling records.
- 15 Del. C. § 5501 · Purpose of chapter; scope.
- 15 Del. C. § 5502 · Persons eligible to vote by absentee ballot.
- 15 Del. C. § 5503 · Request for ballot; statements for absentee ballots; delivery of absentee ballots.
- 15 Del. C. § 5504 · Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions; envelope specifications; pre-paid postage.
- 15 Del. C. § 5505 · Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter identification label; statement of eligibility.
- 15 Del. C. § 5506 · Instructions for completing absentee ballots.
- 15 Del. C. § 5507 · Voting procedure; execution of statement; return of ballot.
- 15 Del. C. § 5508 · Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots.
- 15 Del. C. § 5509 · Procedure on receipt of ballot envelope by Department.
- 15 Del. C. § 5509A · Curing deficient ballot envelopes; procedure.
- 15 Del. C. § 5510 · Opening and preparing absentee ballots for tabulation.
- 15 Del. C. § 5510A · Preparing absentee ballots for tabulation [Transferred].
- 15 Del. C. § 5511 · Carrier envelope specifications; carrier envelopes as ballot boxes.
- 15 Del. C. § 5512 · Envelopes in general; approval by Attorney General.
- 15 Del. C. § 5513 · Challenges.
- 15 Del. C. § 5514 · Rejected ballots.
- 15 Del. C. § 5515 · Validity of absentee voter’s ballot for wrong district.
- 15 Del. C. § 5516 · Procedure if requests or ballots sent to wrong official; absentee ballots received by election officers.
- 15 Del. C. § 5517 · File of absentee voters.
- 15 Del. C. § 5518 · Members of the armed forces and certain other electors; 1 absentee request to cover all elections; federal post card application (FPCA); electronic transmission of balloting materials.
- 15 Del. C. § 5519 · [Reserved.]
- 15 Del. C. § 5520 · Special write-in absentee ballot; procedures; qualifications.
- 15 Del. C. § 5521 · Federal write-in absentee ballot; acceptance; combined request for registration and ballot submission.
- 15 Del. C. § 5522 · Duties of Department of Elections; political balance of absentee judges; security.
- 15 Del. C. § 5523 · Logic and accuracy testing of absentee ballot tabulating equipment; authority of the State Election Commissioner.
- 15 Del. C. § 5524 · Emergency authority for the State Election Commissioner.
- 15 Del. C. § 5525 · Electronic delivery of absentee ballots.
- 15 Del. C. § 5526 · System for voters to determine status of their absentee ballots.
- 15 Del. C. § 5527 · Authority to implement provisions of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voters Act.
- 15 Del. C. § 5601 · Applicability [Repealed].