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Delaware Statutes § 6103 Application for registration: felony conviction reviews

⤴ Up to Chapter 61: Registration of Former Felons

Statute Text

(a) The county [department of elections] office of the Department of Elections shall not register any applicant as a qualified voter until it has been determined that such applicant is lawfully eligible to vote. The county [department] office shall, for each registration application, perform an electronic inquiry against the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) and other data to determine if the applicant has been convicted of a felony. If the applicant has not been convicted of a felony and is otherwise eligible to register to vote pursuant to the Delaware Constitution and this title, the applicant shall be registered.
(b) If a review by the county [department of elections] office of the Department of Elections shows that the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying felony, the registration application shall be denied and the applicant shall not be permitted to register.
(c) If the applicant has been convicted of a felony which is not disqualifying but the [felony conviction occurred within 5 years preceding the date of the application] applicant has not served the required sentence of imprisonment, parole, work release, early release, supervised custody, and probation and community supervision , then the registration application shall be denied.
(d) If the results of the [(CJIS)] CJIS inquiry cannot determine the eligibility of the applicant, the respective county [department of elections] office of the Department of Elections shall forward the application to the State Election Commissioner.

History

Amended by Laws 2015 , ch. 311 , s 2 , eff. 7/13/2016 .

72 Del. Laws, c. 314 , § 1 ; 77 Del. Laws, c. 227 , § 2 .;

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