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  Category: Department of Elections


Voting Alert: Early Voting for the 2026 Primary Election Starts September 2nd

Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Featured Posts | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 28, 2026 Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Elections (DOE) is issuing a voting alert to eligible Primary Election voters notifying them that Early Voting for the 2026 Primary Election starts September 2nd. Eligible Primary Election voters are Delaware voters who are registered with the Democratic and Republican parties, […]




Voting Alert for AVR Voters

Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Featured Posts | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 28, 2026   Voting Alert: Voters Who Were Automatically Registered to Vote at DMV May Choose a Party to Vote in their Party’s 2026 Primary Election   DOVER, DE – The Delaware Department of Elections (DOE) is issuing a special voting alert to voters who were automatically registered to vote […]




Department of Elections Announces Primary Election Party Change Deadline, Friday, May 29, 2026, 11:59 pm

Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Elections (DOE) announces that the Party Change Deadline for the September 15, 2026 Primary Election is Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:59 p.m., pursuant to Delaware law, (15 Del. C. § 2049(a)). Delaware is a Closed Primary State, meaning that voters must be registered with the Democratic or Republican party in […]




Governor Meyer Establishes Election Security Task Force in Delaware

Department of Elections | Department of Justice | Governor Matt Meyer | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2026

DOVER — Governor Matt Meyer today signed Executive Order 19, establishing the Delaware Task Force on Free, Fair, and Secure Elections.  This is a coordinated effort focused on election security, to reinforce public confidence in Delaware’s electoral process, and safeguard Delaware from unconstitutional federal interference.  “The U.S. Constitution is clear: elections are run by the states, not the federal government,” said Governor Meyer. “That’s a responsibility we take […]




Voting Information for the State Representative District 20 Special Election

Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2025

DOVER, DE – The Special Election for the Office of State Representative for Representative District 20 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Stell Parker Selby is set for Tuesday, August 5, 2025, and Early Voting for the Special Election starts today, July 24, 2025. In order to vote in the Special Election, […]







  Category: Department of Elections

Voting Alert: Early Voting for the 2026 Primary Election Starts September 2nd

Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Featured Posts | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 28, 2026 Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Elections (DOE) is issuing a voting alert to eligible Primary Election voters notifying them that Early Voting for the 2026 Primary Election starts September 2nd. Eligible Primary Election voters are Delaware voters who are registered with the Democratic and Republican parties, […]




Voting Alert for AVR Voters

Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Featured Posts | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 28, 2026   Voting Alert: Voters Who Were Automatically Registered to Vote at DMV May Choose a Party to Vote in their Party’s 2026 Primary Election   DOVER, DE – The Delaware Department of Elections (DOE) is issuing a special voting alert to voters who were automatically registered to vote […]




Department of Elections Announces Primary Election Party Change Deadline, Friday, May 29, 2026, 11:59 pm

Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Elections (DOE) announces that the Party Change Deadline for the September 15, 2026 Primary Election is Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:59 p.m., pursuant to Delaware law, (15 Del. C. § 2049(a)). Delaware is a Closed Primary State, meaning that voters must be registered with the Democratic or Republican party in […]




Governor Meyer Establishes Election Security Task Force in Delaware

Department of Elections | Department of Justice | Governor Matt Meyer | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2026

DOVER — Governor Matt Meyer today signed Executive Order 19, establishing the Delaware Task Force on Free, Fair, and Secure Elections.  This is a coordinated effort focused on election security, to reinforce public confidence in Delaware’s electoral process, and safeguard Delaware from unconstitutional federal interference.  “The U.S. Constitution is clear: elections are run by the states, not the federal government,” said Governor Meyer. “That’s a responsibility we take […]




Voting Information for the State Representative District 20 Special Election

Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2025

DOVER, DE – The Special Election for the Office of State Representative for Representative District 20 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Stell Parker Selby is set for Tuesday, August 5, 2025, and Early Voting for the Special Election starts today, July 24, 2025. In order to vote in the Special Election, […]