Posts Tagged ‘Absentee ballot’
First Leg of Constitutional Amendment to Allow No-Excuse Absentee Voting
The Delaware Senate has passed the first leg of a Constitutional amendment that would eliminate limitations on the circumstances in which voters may cast an absentee ballot. Senate Bill 3 would also allow the General Assembly to set new rules and procedures through future legislation, the only path to no-excuse absentee voting permissible under the…
Read MoreSeaford Tweaks Absentee Ballot Count From Apr. 16th Election
The results of the recent Seaford election have been amended, but the outcome is unchanged.Members of the Seaford Board of Elections said the absentee ballot count for the April 16th election was incorrect and posted on the certificate of election. The votes for each candidate on absentee ballots were counted as two individual votes in…
Read MoreVoting Amendment Falls Short In Del. House
A vote of 25 yes, 14 no was not enough in the Delaware House of Representatives to pass the second leg of a Constitutional Amendment that would have eliminated limitation as to when a person could vote by absentee ballot. The same bill passed 38-3 in the previous Delaware General Assembly. A two-thirds majority in…
Read MoreSussex Co. Elections Office Opens Sat. To Handle Absentee Ballots
The Department of Elections’ Sussex County Office will have extended hours of nine a.m. until three p.m. on Saturday October 31st for eligible voters to vote absentee ballots in person. The deadline for applying for and voting by absentee in person at the department of elections office is 12 noon Monday. If you have received…
Read MoreOnly 5 Days to Rehoboth Election Day 2020!
Almost 900 voters have already cast their absentee ballot! Election day in Rehoboth Beach is this coming Saturday, but more than likely, the voters have already decided the election. According to Krys Johnson, city spokeswoman, as of last Wednesday, the city had mailed out 1178 absentee ballots and about 75 percent (881) of them have…
Read MoreDivided Del. House Passes Mail-In Vote Bill
Delaware registered voters would be allowed to vote by mail for the September primary and the November General Election under a bill passed in the state House. Registered voters would receive an application in the mail first to send away for a mail-in ballot. The bill passed along party lines, with Democrats in favor and…
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