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Delaware Statutes § 4933 Persons permitted in the voting room

⤴ Up to Subchapter II: Regulations Governing Conduct of Elections During Hours of Voting

Statute Text

(a) The following persons shall be admitted to the voting room:
(1) Members and employees of the [departments of elections] Department identified by a badge or written authorization;
(2) The State Election Commissioner and the Commissioner's employees identified by a badge or written authorization;
(3) Persons voting and waiting to vote, or a child lawfully accompanying such person pursuant to § 4937(e) of this title , or a person providing voter assistance pursuant to § 4943 of this title;
(4) One challenger from a political party with a candidate on the ballot as provided in § 4934 of this title;
(5) Any people accompanied by persons listed in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section above;
(6) Persons with business in the building that is not connected to the election. For example: an athletic team picking up or dropping off equipment at their school. Such persons shall remain outside of the voting room except to pass through or by the voting room in the conduct of their business;
(7) A person or persons deemed necessary to the conduct of the election by majority vote of the inspector and judges.
(b) No other person except as noted below shall be permitted within 50 feet of any entrance to the building used by voters.
(c) Media and persons conducting exit polls shall be permitted within the 50-foot exclusion zone, but may not talk to persons who have not voted while in the 50-foot exclusion zone.

History

Amended by Laws 2015 , ch. 343 , s 1 , eff. 8/1/2016 .

Amended by Laws 2013 , ch. 275 , s 76 , eff. 7/1/2015 .

21 Del. Laws, c. 38, §§ 15, 16; 22 Del. Laws, c. 63; Code 1915, §§ 1754, 1755; Code 1935, §§ 1843, 1844; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 4933; 57 Del. Laws, c. 181, § 53; 58 Del. Laws, c. 148, § 82; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186 , § 1 ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 232 , § 59 ; 77 Del. Laws, c. 227 , § 2 .;

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