Wilmington DE – March 7th at 4:30 p.m. is the deadline to file as a candidate for the 2014 School Board elections. The elections will be held on May 13, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. There are 6 seats up for election in New Castle County:

Appoquinimink School District – One At-Large member – Term expires June 30, 2019

Brandywine School District – Nominating District G – Term ends June 30, 2019

Christina School District – Nominating District D – Term ends June 30, 2019 and Nominating District F – term ends June 30, 2016

Colonial School District – Nominating District G – Term ends June 30, 2019

Red Clay Consolidated School District – Nominating District E – Term ends June 30, 2019

Information about filing.

Contact: Howard G. Sholl, Jr., Department of Elections for New Castle County, Phone: (302) 577-3464

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Wilmington, DE – The Department of Elections for New Castle County issues the 2013 Voter Registration Report  as required by Delaware Code, Title 15, ss2052. The 2013 report shows that the Department registered 13,424 new voters, updated addresses for 21,269 registered voters and cancelled the registrations of 19,243 registered voters. The registrations were cancelled because the people were deceased, had moved out of state or had been determined no longer eligible in accordance with procedures in the National Voter Registration Act.

The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) continues to be the source of most transactions. In 2013 DMV generated 83.9% of the transactions processed by the Department. The Department generated 12.3% of the transactions, the Address Verification program generated 1.4% of the transactions and the State’s Online Registration Tool generated about 1% of the transactions. The remaining transactions came from other sources.

The Department devotes considerable resources in updating the list of registered voters. The report shows that commitment in the number of updated addresses, names and political party affiliations as well as in the number of persons whose registrations have been cancelled.

The State’s involvement in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) has given the Department more tools to identify and remove deceased voters, remove and/or merge duplicate records, contact registered voters who have moved out of state in order to get their permission to cancel their registrations and to update addresses of other registered voters. About 25% of the address updates in 2013 and about 10% of the cancelled registrations in 2013 were identified through ERIC.

The State will roll out a true online voter registration system with additional voter service tools in the near future. The current “tool” requires people to print, sign and return their application. The new system will give an applicant several methods of applying their signature to their application. Those who use one of those methods would be able to submit their completed application online. People who can’t use one of the online signature options or choose not to do so will still have the print, sign and mail option.

Copies of previous reports are also available.

Contact: Howard G. Sholl, Jr.,  Department of Elections for New Castle County, Phone: 302.577.3464

Wilmington DE – Delaware does not hold Primary and General Elections in odd numbered years. Thus, Delaware will not hold a General Election on November 5, 2013.

Delaware will hold a Primary Election on September 9, 2014 and a General Election on November 4, 2014.

Contact:

Howard Sholl

(302) 577-5066

Wilmington DE – September 24th is National Voter Registration Day. Get ready for next year’s elections by registering to vote or updating your voter registration record with a new address, name or party affiliation. You can use Delaware’s online voter registration tool at https://registertovote.elections.delaware.gov/ to complete the form. You have to download, print and sign the form and then send it the Department of Elections for your county. Contact the State Election Commissioner or the Department of Elections for your county if you have any questions. Contact information for the State Election Commissioner and the Departments  is at http://elections.delaware.gov/locations.shtml.

Contact

Howard G. Sholl, Jr.

Department of Elections for New Castle County

(302) 577-5066

Dover – The Title 15 Taskforce created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 will have its first meeting on Monday, August 19 at 1:00 pm in the Office of the State Election Commissioner, 905 S. Governors Avenue, Dover.

The members of the taskforce are:

• Sen. Margaret Rose Henry
• Sen. Colin Bonini
• Rep. Earl Jaques
• Rep. Deborah Hudson
• Andrew Lippstone from the Governor’s Office
• Ann Woolfolk, the Deputy Attorney General who represents the State Election Commissioner
• Elaine Manlove, State Election Commissioner

The taskforce shall meet monthly to review Title 15 of the State Code, make recommendations on how to improve this Title, and report its findings by March 30, 2014 to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.

For more information visit http://elections.delaware.gov or the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar.

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