{"data":{"id":"us-de/15-del.-c.-3303","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"15 Del. C. § 3303","heading":"Time of filing certificates.","body":"(a) (1) Except as provided under paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(4) of this section and §§ 3002(b) and 3301(e) of this title, a certification of nomination must be filed before the close of the official business day on or before September 1 of the year of any general election, as follows:\na. For statewide office, with the State Election Commissioner.\nb. For nonstatewide office, with the Department office for the county in which the nominee resides.\n(2) If September 1 is a Sunday or legal holiday, a certificate of nomination under paragraph (a)(1) of this section must be filed on the next official business day.\n(3) A certificate of nomination must be on the form specified by the State Election Commissioner.\n(4) A nominee nominated for office by a national nominating convention must be named on a certificate of nomination to be filed before 12:00 noon on the earlier of the following:\na. The Tuesday following the national nominating convention.\nb. September 15 of the election year.\n(b) Except as provided under §§ 3002(b) and 3301(e) of this title, to be removed from a general election ballot, a nominee must withdraw the certificate of nomination on or before 4:30 p.m. of the first Friday after the deadline for filing the certificate under subsection (a) of this section.","path":["Title 15. Elections","Primary Elections and Nominations of Candidates","CHAPTER 33. Nominations of Candidates by Parties"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c033/index.html#3303","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:19Z","sha256":"e91bd2a83d312c3f420cb88149cd4f36cd736fd88e20b8b044a7118c5adb92f3","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/15-del.-c.-3302","next":"us-de/15-del.-c.-3304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}