(a) When a person appears at a registration place for the purpose of applying to register as a voter, a registration officer shall obtain from such person the necessary information to complete an application for registration.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 2011

  • Department: means the State Department of Elections, consisting of the State Board of Elections and such staff as the Board shall appoint under this title, but shall not include the State Election Commissioner. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
  • Registration officers: means the registrar, assistant registrar and alternate registrars appointed by the Department as defined in this section. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
  • Signature: means both a written signature conforming to § 302(23) of Title 1 and a digital or electronic signature that is an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document as specified by the State Election Commissioner. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101

(b) After the application for registration has been fully completed, a registration officer shall inspect the application for completeness, eligibility and legibility and such additions or corrections as may be necessary shall be made in the presence of the applicant. The applicant shall then submit for inspection by the aforesaid registration officer proof as to identity and residence as shown on the application. If the registration officer is satisfied that the applicant is eligible and has established the applicant’s identity and that the application is complete and legible, the applicant shall sign the application and the registration officer shall sign the registration officer’s name in the space on the application provided for that purpose.

(c) If unable to sign, the applicant shall make that applicant’s own mark on the application. If the applicant is unable to sign or make that applicant’s own mark because of physical disability, the registration officer shall indicate the fact in the space provided for the signature of the applicant. In either case, the registration officer shall write the phrase “Witnessed by” followed by the registered officer’s initials in the space provided for the signature of the applicant.

(d) The registration officers, except where registration is conducted in the offices of the Department, shall record the name and address of each applicant upon a separate list of registered voters in the order in which they appear at the registration place to be registered.

(e) At the end of the registration day, the registration officer shall deliver to the Department all of the sets of registration records supplied by the Department along with the list of all transactions.

(f) Persons qualified to register to vote may do so at any office of the Department regardless of the county of their actual residence.

19 Del. Laws, c. 38, § ?8; 21 Del. Laws, c. 36, § ?4; 22 Del. Laws, c. 64, §§ ?1, 2; 24 Del. Laws, c. 66; Code 1915, § ?1627; 34 Del. Laws, c. 106, § ?1; 37 Del. Laws, c. 117, § ?6; 40 Del. Laws, c. 140, § ?5; Code 1935, § ?1714; 44 Del. Laws, c. 105, § ?1; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?1722; 50 Del. Laws, c. 169, § ?15; 57 Del. Laws, c. 181, § ?35; 67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §§ ?7, 12; 69 Del. Laws, c. 191, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 188, § ?13; 72 Del. Laws, c. 275, § ?2; 74 Del. Laws, c. 411, §§ ?5-8; 77 Del. Laws, c. 227, § ?23; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § ?30; 81 Del. Laws, c. 116, § 1;