{"data":{"id":"us-de/15-del.-c.-3306","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"15 Del. C. § 3306","heading":"Supplemental certificates of nomination.","body":"(a) Whenever it shall be determined, subsequent to the dates specified in §§ 3301 and 3303 of this title, that a duly nominated candidate will be unable to serve if elected because of death, physical, mental or other incapacity, the state, county or city (if a municipality holds its election at the time of the general election) committee shall convene within 24 hours of said determination to authorize the filing of a supplemental certificate of nomination for a substitute candidate, or to decline to issue such a certificate. However, in the case of the death of a candidate, said committee may convene within a reasonable period of time sufficient to have the new candidate’s name placed on the ballot, but in no case later than 5 days from the date of death.\n(b) Such certificate, if issued, shall be delivered to the officer or officers to whom the original certificate was submitted no later than 12:00 noon of the day following that meeting at which the certificate was authorized. However, if said meeting shall occur within 5 days of the day of election, the certificate shall be delivered immediately.","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#3306","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:19Z","sha256":"cf586886cfe2b3c551f74819db0650ac391fb2f0e4bf261a5d010bc3f02bb167","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/15-del.-c.-3305","next":"us-de/15-del.-c.-3307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}