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Delaware Statutes § 5711 Electors for president and vice president; announcements and certifications of election

⤴ Up to Chapter 57: Canvass of Vote and Proclamation of Results of Election

Statute Text

[The Governor, after receiving the certificates under the seal of the Superior Court, of the results of the election in each county for electors of President and Vice President of the United States, shall without delay examine the certificates and ascertain the electors chosen, and make known the same by proclamation, and cause notice of the elector's election to be transmitted to each elector. The Governor shall also cause 3 lists of the names of the electors, duly made and certified, to be delivered to the electors, according to the Act of Congress in that behalf on or before the day appointed for their meeting.]
The Governor is the chief election official under § 4305A(3) of this title and shall, without delay, do all of the following to appoint the electors of President and Vice President of the United States:
(1) Examine the certificates under the seal of the Superior Court.
(2) Appoint electors under Subchapter I of Chapter 43A of this title.
(3) Make known the appointment of electors by proclamation.
(4) Transmit notice of the elector's election to each elector.
(5) Deliver 3 lists of the names of the electors, duly made and certified, to the electors, according to the Act of Congress in that behalf on or before the day appointed for their meeting.

History

Amended by Laws 2019 , ch. 7 , s 4 , eff. whenever the State Election Commissioner provides notice under § 4306A of Section 1 of this Act that the Agreement Among The States To Elect The President By National Popular Vote in Section 1 of this Act governs a presidential election .

Amended by Laws 2019 , ch. 7 , s 3 , eff. 3/28/2019 .

Code 1852, §§ 402, 403; Code 1915, §§ 1859, 1860; Code 1935, §§ 1978, 1979; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 5712; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186 , § 1 .;

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