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The voter registration deadline for Delaware’s general election was Saturday, Oct. 12. Delawareans can register to vote online.
Anyone can register to vote, so long as they will have been a U.S. citizen for at least 30 days before the election, are a resident of Delaware, and are going to be at least 18 on or before Election Day.
Anyone convicted of a felony and who has completed their sentence can vote as long as they were not convicted of a “disqualifying felony.” Disqualifying felonies include murder or manslaughter (except vehicular homicide); any felony constituting an offense against public administration involving bribery or improper influence or abuse of office; or any felony constituting a sexual offense.
Absentee ballot applications must be received by Friday, Nov. 1.
Early voting will take place at multiple locations from Friday, Oct. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 3.
Below are the hours of operation:
Completed absentee ballots must be received by the elections office for your county by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Postmarks do not count.
Voters can check the status of their absentee ballots online.
Delawareans who would prefer to vote the old-fashioned way can do so in person on Election Day at the polls, which will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters can find their polling places online.
Voters can find their polling places online.
Voters who receive absentee or mail ballots can opt to vote in person on Election Day. To do so, voters must bring their ballots and the pre-addressed outer return envelopes to be voided. After they surrender their ballots and envelopes and sign a declaration, they can vote using a regular ballot.
Voters who request a mail ballot but don’t receive it, or don’t have it to surrender, may vote by provisional ballot at their polling places. The provisional ballots will be reviewed by the county board of elections post-Election Day to determine whether they will be counted.
Delaware voters will be choosing a new governor to replace John Carney, who by law can’t seek a third term and instead will become mayor of Wilmington by winning the Sept. 10 Democratic primary and not having a general election opponent. Separate from the governor, Delawareans will elect a lieutenant governor,
Voters will also select a replacement for four-term U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, a former governor and U.S. representative who is not seeking re-election, and will decide who fills the seat of U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who is running for the Senate office Carper has held since 2000.
Many offices are uncontested, such as the race for Wilmington mayor and New Castle County executive, where Democratic primary winner Marcus Henry doesn’t have a Republican foe.
Below is a look at all of the contested races:
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