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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Entities conducting voter registration shall account for the disposition of every application provided by the Department of Elections or the office of the State Election Commissioner by application number. The State Election Commissioner shall promulgate procedures that entities shall use to document the disposition of voter registration applications.
(b) The temporary registrar shall sign each application the temporary registrar completes in the “agency representative” block.
(c) Application date shall be left blank. The application date shall be the date the applications are received in the Department of Elections or the office of the State Election Commissioner as required in this chapter.
(d) All applications completed or issued by the organization shall be annotated by the temporary registrar with the code provided by the State Election Commissioner.
(e) All applications shall be completed in block letters in blue or black ink.
(f) Unsigned applications shall be rejected as incomplete.
(g) The person applying to register to vote shall show the temporary registrar proof of address and identity as required by the State Election Commissioner.
(h) An entity, temporary registrar or other person involved in a voter registration activity or drive shall not:
(1) Seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration;
(2) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action, the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote;
(3) Offer, promise or pay any money or other valuable thing as compensation, inducement or reward to anyone eligible to register to vote for registering or abstaining from registering to vote;
(4) Deny anyone who is eligible to register to vote but refuses to register to vote any services available through the entity.
(i) The entity conducting the voter registration activity or drive must inform each person who applies to register to vote through their activity or drive that they are not registered to vote until the Department of Elections has verified and accepted the application.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 15. Elections § 2064. Procedures - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-15-elections/de-code-sect-15-2064/
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