(a) The Department may divide such of the election districts, and such only, as by the election last preceding such division shall be found to contain a greater number of voters than can conveniently vote therein. Each election district so divided shall be at all times wholly within boundaries of 1 representative district.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 4103

  • 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

(b) The Department shall designate each election district by an appropriate title that will distinguish it from every other election district.

(c) The division of election districts shall be made at any time after a general election is held and before March 1 of the next succeeding general election year.

Code 1935, § ?1750; 45 Del. Laws, c. 148, § ?10; 45 Del. Laws, c. 149, § ?10; 46 Del. Laws, c. 315, § ?1; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?4103; 51 Del. Laws, c. 236; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § ?64;