{"data":{"id":"us-de/15-del.-c.-5605a","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"15 Del. C. § 5605A","heading":"Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6].","body":"(a) Upon receipt of the application for a mail ballot from an elector under § 5604A of this title, the Department shall process the same and confirm that the elector qualifies to vote under this title.\n(b) No more than 30 days but not less than 7 days before an election, and within 3 days after the ballots, ballot envelopes, and instructions become available, the Department shall mail all of the following to each elector who requested and qualified for a mail ballot:\n(1) A mail ballot for the election district in which the elector resides.\n(2) The instructions for completing and returning the mail ballot under § 5607A of this title.\n(3) The ballot envelope required under § 5606A of this title.\n(c) Postage for all mailings under subsection (b) of this section must be prepaid by the Department.\n(d) This section does not prevent the issuance of a mail ballot to a qualified elector when the request is made less than 7 days before the election.","path":["Title 15. Elections","General Elections","CHAPTER 56A. Voting by mail ballot [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6]"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c056a/index.html#5605A","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:19Z","sha256":"6c22f55ad83b7501d9816d5888131633fe7439f95e228373b99f848a478ffb13","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/15-del.-c.-5604a","next":"us-de/15-del.-c.-5606a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}