§ 7570 Purpose of subchapter; scope
§ 7571 Persons eligible to vote by absentee ballot
§ 7572 Request for ballot; statement for absentee ballots; delivery of …
§ 7573 Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions; envelope …
§ 7574 Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter …
§ 7575 Voting procedure; execution of affidavit; return of ballot
§ 7576 Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots
§ 7577 Procedure on receipt of ballot envelope by municipality
§ 7578 Counting procedure for absentee ballots
§ 7579 Preparing absentee ballots to be counted
§ 7580 Carrier envelope specifications; carrier envelopes as ballot boxes
§ 7581 Challenges
§ 7582 Rejected ballots
§ 7583 Validity of absentee voter’s ballot for wrong municipal election …
§ 7584 Procedure if requests or ballots sent to wrong official; absentee …
§ 7585 File of absentee voters

Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 15 > Chapter 75 > Subchapter V - Absentee Voting in Municipal Elections Except for the City of Wilmington

  • 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
  • Bar: means any indoor area open to the public operated primarily for the sale and service of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and where the service of food is secondary to the consumption of such beverages. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2902
  • 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
  • Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means the Director of the Division of Public Health, or such persons as may be designated by the Director. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
  • Division: means the Division of Public Health. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Electronic smoking device: means any product containing or delivering nicotine or any other similar substance intended for human consumption that can be used by a person to simulate smoking through inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the product. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2902
  • Employer: means any person, partnership, association, corporation or nonprofit entity that employs 1 or more persons, including the legislative, executive and judicial branches of state government; any county, city, town, village or any other political subdivision of the State, public improvement or special district, public authority, commission, agency or public benefit corporation; or any other separate corporate instrumentality or unit of state or local government. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2902
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Food service establishment: means any indoor area open to the public or portion thereof in which the principal business is the sale of food for on-premises consumption including, but not limited to, restaurants, cafeterias, coffee shops, diners, sandwich shops or short order cafes. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2902
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indoor area open to the public: means any indoor area or portion thereof generally accessible to the public. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2902
  • Judge: means judge of elections. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
  • Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Place of employment: means any indoor area or portion thereof under the control of an employer in which employees of the employer perform services but that is not generally accessible to the public. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2902
  • Public building: means any building owned or operated by the State, including the legislative, executive and judicial branches of state government; any county, city, town, village or any other political subdivision of the State, public improvement or special district, public authority, commission, agency or public benefit corporation; or any other separate corporate instrumentality or unit of state or local government. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2902
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services or such persons as may be designated by the Secretary. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
  • Signature: means both a written signature conforming to § 302(23) of Title 1 and a digital or electronic signature that is an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document as specified by the State Election Commissioner. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
  • Smoking: means :

    a. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2902

  • 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
  • United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Vapor establishment: means a business that:

    a. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2902

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