(a) The Superior Court shall convene in each county on the second day after the general election at 10 a.m., for the performance of the duties imposed upon it by § 6 of article V of the Constitution of this State and by this chapter. Thereupon the Court, with the aid of such of its officers and such sworn assistants as it shall appoint, shall publicly ascertain the state of the election throughout the county and in the respective election districts by calculating the aggregate amount of all the votes for each office that shall have been given in all of the election districts of the county for every person voted for such office. For this purpose, the Court shall utilize the voting machine recording tapes, voting machine certificates, absentee vote tally sheets and write-in vote tally sheets for each election district provided by the Prothonotary and the Department, whose representatives shall sit as observers and assistants to the Court during said calculation of the vote.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 5701

  • Board: means that body of individuals appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve or who otherwise serve as the State Board of Elections in accordance with Chapter 2 of this title, and are, as such, vested with the responsibility and power to see to the administration of the election laws of this State as more particularly defined in this title. 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
  • Judge: means judge of elections. 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

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, the Superior Court shall consist in New Castle County of the President Judge and the Resident Judge; in Kent County of the Resident Judge and a Judge designated by the President Judge; and in Sussex County of the Resident Judge and a Judge designated by the President Judge. For the purpose of this chapter, the Superior Court in each county, as so constituted, shall be a board of canvass for the respective counties of this State.

Code 1852, § ?402; 21 Del. Laws, c. 38, § ?23; Code 1915, §§ ?1777, 1859; Code 1935, §§ ?1866, 1978; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?5701; 61 Del. Laws, c. 480, § ?18; 72 Del. Laws, c. 434, § ?1; 76 Del. Laws, c. 213, § ?39; 79 Del. Laws, c. 25, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § ?96;