No appeal shall be received and acted upon by the court unless the appellant shall at the time of presenting that appellant’s appeal also make and file therewith an affidavit that notice of that appellant’s intention to present the appeal on the day was given to the Department or registration officers or both, and to the person affected by the appeal, and that such appeal is made in good faith and based upon facts within the knowledge of the person making and filing such affidavit.

Code 1935, § ?1744; 45 Del. Laws, c. 145, § ?15; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?2105; 49 Del. Laws, c. 4, § ?5; 50 Del. Laws, c. 171, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § ?46;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 2105

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • court: as used in this chapter shall mean either the Resident Judge of the county in which the person appealing the decision resides, or, in case of such judge's disability or absence from the county, any judge entitled to sit in the Supreme Court. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 2101
  • 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
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