Delaware Statutes § 5606A Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter identification label; statement of eligibility
Statute Text
(a)
With each mail ballot, the Department shall also provide each elector an envelope that is all of the following:
(1)
A color other than white.
(2)
Large enough to hold a completed ballot.
(3)
Designed to protect its contents from tampering, removal, or substitution without detection.
(4)
Addressed for return to the Department.
(b)
All of the following must appear on each envelope provided under subsection (a) of this section:
(1)
The words "BALLOT ENVELOPE".
(2)
An alphanumeric symbol or barcode for use in accounting for the mail ballot.
(3)
Identification information for the elector receiving the mail ballot, including all of the following:
a.
The name of the county within which the elector is domiciled.
b.
The elector's name.
c.
The elector's address.
d.
The elector's election district.
e.
The elector's representative district.
f.
Any other information required by the Department.
(4)
The following oath:
"I do solemnly swear (affirm) that to the best of my knowledge I am eligible to vote in the State of Delaware and that my voting address is as it appears on the label on this envelope. I also do solemnly swear (affirm) under penalty of perjury that I have not received or accepted, or offered to receive or accept, any money or other item of value as compensation, inducement, or reward for the giving or withholding of a vote at this election, nor that I am acting under duress or threat of duress or harm."
(5)
A designated space for the elector's signature.
(6)
A designated space for the elector to provide 1 of the following:
a.
The last 4 digits of elector's social security number.
b.
The elector's State-issued driver's license number.
c.
The elector's State-issued nondriver identification number.
History
Added by Laws 2021 , ch. 353 , s 1 , eff. 7/22/2022 .