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Delaware Statutes § 5604 Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions

⤴ Up to Chapter 56: Voting by Mail

Statute Text

(a) Upon receipt of the application for voting by mail from an elector pursuant to § 5603 of this title, the Department shall process the same and confirm that the elector qualifies for a mail ballot pursuant to § 5602 of this title.
(b) Not more than 30 days nor less than 4 days prior to an election, and within 3 days after the mail ballots, envelopes, and instructions therefore become available, the Department shall mail, to each elector who requested and qualified for a mail ballot pursuant to § 5602 of this title all of the following:
(1) A mail ballot for the election district in which the elector resides.
(2) Instructions for completing the mail ballot and returning it to the Department, marked "INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AND RETURNING A MAIL BALLOT".
(3) An envelope marked "BALLOT ENVELOPE," which shall be all of the following:
a. Of the type known as a security mailing envelope, designed to securely protect the contents thereof from tampering, removal, or substitution without detection.
b. Large enough to carry the ballot envelope containing the completed mail ballot.
c. Addressed for return to the Department.
(4) Postage for all mailings made pursuant to this subsection shall be pre-paid by the Department.
(5) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the issuance of a mail ballot to those lawfully entitled thereto when the request is made less than 4 days prior to the election.

History

Added by Laws 2019 , ch. 245 , s 3 , eff. 7/1/2020 .

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