Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 3303 – Time of filing certificates
(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:
a. For statewide office, with the State Election Commissioner.
b. For nonstatewide office, with the Department office for the county in which the nominee resides.
(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.
(3) A certificate of nomination must be on the form specified by the State Election Commissioner.
(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:
a. The Tuesday following the national nominating convention.
b. September 15 of the election year.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 3303
- Ballot: means those portions of cardboard, paper or other material to be placed within the ballot frames of a voting machine or to be used for absentee voting in order to list the names of the offices to be voted for, the name of each candidate and the designation of the party by which the candidate is nominated, a space for the voter to write in the name of any candidate of that voter's choice for any office, and the statement of any question submitted with provision for a "yes" or "no" vote. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
- 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
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(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.
19 Del. Laws, c. 37, § ?6; 27 Del. Laws, c. 65, § ?6; Code 1915, § ?1723; Code 1935, § ?1812; 43 Del. Laws, c. 129, § ?2; 45 Del. Laws, Sp. Sess., c. 4,, § ?1; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?3303; 55 Del. Laws, c. 324; 56 Del. Laws, c. 433, § ?1; 58 Del. Laws, c. 258, § ?10; 60 Del. Laws, c. 412, § ?1; 60 Del. Laws, c. 447, § ?8; 74 Del. Laws, c. 42, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 232, § ?40; 77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §§ ?2, 44; 78 Del. Laws, c. 304, § ?3; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § ?63; 82 Del. Laws, c. 170, § 10; 83 Del. Laws, c. 210, § 6;