The Department, upon receiving a writ of election, shall appoint sufficient election officers to conduct the election and contract with the usual polling places for the legislative district for which the Department is conducting the special election. If a polling place is not available, the Department shall combine the election district or districts in that polling place with the election district or districts in a nearby polling place or contract with another location. The Department shall notify voters if their polling place is moved to another building.

Code 1852, §§ ?385, 386; Code 1915, § ?1822; Code 1935, § ?1911; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?7107; 77 Del. Laws, c. 389, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § ?97;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 7105

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • Election officers: means the inspector of election, the 2 judges of election and the clerks of election who are appointed for each election district under § 4702 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.