15 Del. C. § 5706: Form of certificates.

(a) The certificates of the Court of the results of the election in its county must be according to the following form or be substantially similar to the following form:

The State of Delaware, ________________________________ County, ss.

Be it Remembered, that at the general election held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in the year________________ for ________________________________ County, according to the Constitution and laws of the State of Delaware (here insert, the information required under 15 Del. C. § 5706(b) for each office and the names of the individuals elected), which is manifest by tabulating of all votes cast for each individual voted for in all the election districts of the county.

In testimony, whereof, we ________________________________ and ________________________________ constituting the Superior Court for ________________________________ ________________________________ County, who have met and certified the results of the election throughout this county, as the law requires, have hereunto set our hands and caused the seal of the said Superior Court to be hereunto affixed at the courthouse in this county, on this ________ day of November, ________

(b) The manner of making the insertion under subsection (a) of this section is as follows:

If the certificate is of electorsof President and Vice President, the number of votes cast for each Elector, as follows:

________ votes castfor ________________________________ for Elector.

In case of Senators to General Assembly

In case of Representatives to General Assembly

________________________________ was duly elected Representative for the ________________________________ Representative District for said County in the General Assembly (and so on, giving certificates for each Representative elected in the respective representative districts of the County).

In case of Clerk of the Peace

________________________________ was duly elected Clerk of the Peace for ________________________________ County.

In case of Register of Wills

________________________________ was duly elected Register of Wills for ________________________________ County.

In case of Recorder

________________________________ was duly elected Recorder for ________________________________ County.

In case of the County Executive for New Castle County

________________________________ was duly elected County Executive for New Castle County.

In case of County Council member for New Castle County

________________________________ was duly elected County Council member for the ________________________________ Councilmemberic District in New Castle County; and so on, giving a certificate for each Council member elected in each Councilmemberic District in New Castle County.

In case of County Councilmembers for Sussex County

________________________________ was duly elected Council member for the ________________________________ Councilmemberic District in Sussex County; and so on, giving a certificate for each Council member elected in each Councilmemberic District in Sussex County.

In case of Levy Court Commissioners for Kent County

________________________________ was duly elected Levy Court Commissioner for ________________________________ District in said County (and so on, giving a certificate for each Levy Court Commissioner elected in each District in said County).

In case of Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer

________________________________ was duly elected Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer for ________________________________ County.

In case of Sheriff

________________________________ was duly elected Sheriff for ________________________________ County.

(2) If the certificate is of an election of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Senator in the Senate of the United States, Representative in Congress, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, State Treasurer, or Auditor of Accounts, the number of votes cast for each individual voted, for each office, as follows:

(3) If the certificate is of an election of Senators to the General Assembly, the name of each individual elected to the Senate, as follows:

________ was duly elected Senator for the ________________________________ Senatorial District for said County in the General Assembly.

(4) If the certificate is of an election of Representatives to General Assembly, the name of each individual elected to the House of Representatives, as follows:

________ was duly elected Representative for the ________________________________ Representative District for County in the General Assembly.

(5) a. If the certificate is of an election of a clerk of the peace, register of wills, recorder, county executive, county council member, Levy Court Commissioner, or sheriff, the name of individual elected to each office on the ballot for that election.

b. The certificate of an election of a county council member or Levy Court Commissioner must include the district for the individual elected to each office.