Wilmington DE.  Deadlines for Christina School District residents to vote by absentee ballot in the May 27th Christina School District Referendum are approaching. Act now if you need to vote by Absentee Ballot.

Residents of the Christina School District who need to vote by Absentee Ballot must submit their Absentee Affidavits by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 22nd in order to have ballots mailed to them. People requesting that the Department mail them absentee ballots may submit their completed Absentee Affidavits by FAX to (302) 577-6545 or by email to absentee@delaware.gov.

Those people who want to vote in person at the Department’s offices in the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N French St in Wilmington can do so on Thursday, May 21st and Friday, May 22nd from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 26th from 8:30 a.m. to 12 Noon.

Voters who were mailed ballots must return them to the Department by 8 p.m. on May 27th in order for them to be counted.

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

Wilmington. The May 27th Christina School District Referendum features 4 non-school polling places.

• Carvel State Office Building, 820 N French St, Wilmington, 19801
• Quaker Hill Place Apartments, 200 N Washington St, Wilmington 19801
• Bear Library,  101 Governor’s Pl, Bear, 19701
• First Presbyterian Church, 292 W Main St, Newark, 19711

The two polling places in Wilmington give Christina residents who work in Wilmington the opportunity to vote during the day instead of after work. The two additional polling places give Christina residents the opportunity to vote without going to a school. Polls are open from 10 a.m; to 8 p.m. on May 27th.  Find information about the referendum and the full list of polling places on the Department’s web site.

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

Wilmington DE – The Board of Elections for New Castle County certified the results of the May 13, 2014, School Board Elections in the Appoquinimink, Christina, Colonial and Red Clay Consolidated School Districts at its meeting on May 15, 2014..

The Official results of the May 13, 2014 School Board Elections in New Castle County, Delaware are as follows:

Appoquinimink School District

Norman A. Abrams, Jr.     364

Debbie Harrington            188

Christina School District

 Martin W. Nicholson     133

 John M. Young             207

Colonial School District

 John C. Megahan, Sr.   40

 Melodie A. Spotts        197

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Dennis C. Cini, Sr.         198

 Michael J. Piccio           372

Contact: Howard Sholl, Department of Elections for New Castle County, (302) 577-5066

The initial report of the Colonial School Board results was only for William Penn High School. The updated results are below.

The unofficial results of the May 13, 2014 School Board Elections in New Castle County, Delaware are as follows:

Appoquinimink School District

Norman A. Abrams, Jr.   364

         Debbie Harrington      188

Christina School District

 Martin W. Nicholson     133

 John M. Young            207

Colonial School District

 John C. Megahan, Sr.   40

 Melodie A. Spotts        197

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Dennis C. Cini, Sr.         198

 Michael J. Piccio        372

The Board of Elections for New Castle County will meet at 7 p.m. on May 15, 2014 to certify the results of the School Board Elections. The meeting will be in Suite 400 of the Carvel State Office Building, 820 North French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.

Contact: Howard Sholl, Department of Elections for New Castle County, (302) 577-5066

There are School Board Elections on Tuesday, May 13th in the Appoquinimink, Christina, Colonial and Red Clay Consolidated School Districts. The polls are open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Voters must be US citizens, live in the school district in which they are voting, be 18 years old on or before May 13th and show proof of identity and address before being permitted to vote. Visit the links below for candidates and polling places.

Appoquinimink School District

Christina School District

Colonial School District

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Contact: Howard G. Sholl, Jr., Department of Elections for New Castle County, (302) 577-5066