Delaware Statutes § 2011 Entries by registration officers

Statute Text

(a) When a person appears at a registration place for the purpose of applying to register as a voter, a registration officer shall obtain from such person the necessary information to complete an application for registration.

(b) After the application for registration has been fully completed, a registration officer shall inspect the application for completeness, eligibility and legibility and such additions or corrections as may be necessary shall be made in the presence of the applicant. The applicant shall then submit for inspection by the aforesaid registration officer proof as to identity and residence as shown on the application. If the registration officer is satisfied that the applicant is eligible and has established the applicant's identity and that the application is complete and legible, the applicant shall sign the application and the registration officer shall sign the registration officer's name in the space on the application provided for that purpose.

(c) If unable to sign, the applicant shall make that applicant's own mark on the application. If the applicant is unable to sign or make that applicant's own mark because of physical disability, the registration officer shall indicate the fact in the space provided for the signature of the applicant. In either case, the registration officer shall write the phrase "Witnessed by" followed by the registered officer's initials in the space provided for the signature of the applicant.

(d) The registration officers, except where registration is conducted in the offices of the [departments of election] Department , shall record the name and address of each applicant upon a separate list of registered voters in the order in which they appear at the registration place to be registered.

(e) At the end of the registration day, the registration officer shall deliver to the [department] Department all of the sets of registration records supplied by the [department] Department along with the list of all transactions

(f) Persons qualified to register to vote may do so at any office of the Department regardless of the county of their actual residence.

History

Amended by Laws 2017 , ch. 116 , s 1 , eff. 8/2/2017 .

Amended by Laws 2013 , ch. 275 , s 30 , eff. 7/1/2015 .

19 Del. Laws, c. 38, § 8; 21 Del. Laws, c. 36, § 4; 22 Del. Laws, c. 64, §§ 1, 2; 24 Del. Laws, c. 66; Code 1915, § 1627; 34 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 1; 37 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 6; 40 Del. Laws, c. 140, § 5; Code 1935, § 1714; 44 Del. Laws, c. 105, § 1; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 1722; 50 Del. Laws, c. 169, § 15; 57 Del. Laws, c. 181, § 35; 67 Del. Laws, c. 354, §§7, 12; 69 Del. Laws, c. 191, §1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186 , § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 188 , § 13 ; 72 Del. Laws, c. 275 , § 2 ; 74 Del. Laws, c. 411, §§ 5 - 8; 77 Del. Laws, c. 227 , § 23 .;

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