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2016 Delaware Code
Title 15 - Elections
CHAPTER 49. CONDUCT OF ELECTION
Subchapter III Counting Votes and Post-Election Regulations
§ 4979. Delivery of certificates, election records and supplies, voting machines and absentee ballot boxes.

Universal Citation:
15 DE Code § 4979 (2016)
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(a) After the close of the election, the inspector shall deliver an envelope containing the first copy of the paper tape (with "zero count" certification) from each voting machine in the election district, 1 copy of the voting machine certificate, 1 copy of the write-in vote tally sheet, if any, to the Prothonotary of the Superior Court for that inspector's county. The Prothonotary shall, on the second day following the election at 10 a.m. present said envelope to the Court. If the inspector of any election district dies or is prevented by sickness or accident from delivering the above-mentioned items to the Prothonotary the night of election day, the Prothonotary and/or the Department shall obtain the envelope from that inspector as soon as practical. The same shall apply to all envelopes, documents, poll lists, election records and supplies that the inspector is obligated to return to the Department following the close of the polls.

(b) At the end of the day of election, each inspector shall deliver to the office of the department of elections of the inspector's county these items:

(1) An envelope containing 1 copy of the paper tape with results from each voting machine in the election district, 1 copy of the voting machine certificate and 1 copy of the write-in vote tally sheet;

(2) Poll list;

(3) Oaths (or affirmations) signed by the election officers;

(4) The book, or books, of original permanent registration records provided as the Election District Record;

(5) All voter signature cards provided by the department;

(6) All tally sheets;

(7) All other supplies provided by the department, including the flag of the United States of America and the polling place flag.

(c) All certificates, poll lists, oaths (or affirmations), voter signature cards, tally sheets and other records of the election shall be filed in the department of elections for not less than 1 year following the election and shall be public records and, as such, admissible in evidence.

15 Del. C. 1953, § 4981; 58 Del. Laws, c. 148, § 98; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 506, §§ 16, 17; 77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §§ 66, 67; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 80.;

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