Delaware Regulations § 200-3.0 Ballot Security

3.1 The Department shall store all voted and un-voted ballots in locked containers in the Absentee Ballot Room. The keys to these containers shall be in the custody of the Department's Administrative Director, Deputy Administrative Director and such other person or persons designated in writing by the Administrative Director and Deputy Administrative Director except when locking or unlocking the containers.

3.2 The Department may leave the ballot containers unlocked during business hours. The Department shall keep at least two persons present in the Absentee Ballot Room at all times that the ballot containers are unlocked.

3.3 The Department shall restrict access to the Absentee Ballot Room from the day that Absentee Ballots are first available to the day prior to an election to those persons designated in writing by the Administrative Director and Deputy Administrative Director, persons voting, and persons waiting to vote. Except that, the Administrative Director and/or Deputy Administrative Director may use the Absentee Ballot Room for meetings.

3.4 Department staff or visitors shall not use the Absentee Ballot room to move from one part of the office to another part of office after Absentee Ballots are in the Absentee Ballot Room.

3.5 Persons unlocking and locking the Absentee Ballot Room shall record such actions on the log established for that purpose by the Department.

3.6 Persons unlocking and locking ballot containers shall record such actions on the log established for that purpose by the Department.

3.7 The Absentee Supervisors shall account for each voted Absentee Ballot at least once each week. The Absentee Supervisors shall report the results of this accounting in writing to the Administrative Director and Deputy Administrative Director. The supervisors shall note each discrepancy and corrective action in their report.

3.8 The Board of Elections for New Castle County may appoint an equal number of members from different political parties to inspect the Department's ballot security procedures and practices.

3.9 No one shall write on a returned Ballot Envelope except as provided in this regulation.