Voter registration for the November 6, 2018, General Election ends October 13, 2018  

Wilmington – Voter registration for the November 6, 2018, General Election ends October 13, 2018.  You do not need to re-register if you are already registered. Citizens can check their registration status and perform other registration tasks at Delaware’s Voter Portal – https://ivote.de.gov. If you have moved or changed your name, update your information so that the correct information is on the Poll List.

Voter registration requirements:

  • A citizen of the United States
  • A resident of Delaware (Delaware is your home)
  • Will be 18 years old on or before the date of the next General Election

Register on-line

Delaware’s IVOTE system operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the exception of occasional brief periods for system maintenance.

Register by mail

Print a form, complete it, and mail it to the Department of Elections office in your county.  Mail your registration application before October 13th. The Department uses the postmark to determine whether or not it receives your application on time. Applications with a postmark later than October 13th are late.

Register in-person

Go to any Delaware Election Office on regular business days from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.  You can also register to vote on Saturday, October 13th from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Citizens can also register at the Department’s County Offices when they are open for in-person absentee voting.

Department addresses:

State Election Commissioner – 905 S. Governors Ave Suite 170, Dover DE 19904, Phone: (302) 739-4277

Kent County Office – 100 Enterprise Pl Suite 5, Dover DE 19904, Phone: (302) 739-4498

New Castle County Office – Carvel State Office Building, 820 North French St Suite 400, Wilmington DE 19801, Phone: (302) 577-3464

*New Castle County  Office’s Warehouse – 220 Lisa Dr, New Castle DE 19720, Phone: (302) 328-8652. *Only open for registration activities  during  absentee voting hours.

Sussex County Office – 119 N. Race St, Georgetown DE 19947, Phone: (302) 856-5367

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


Absentee voting for the November 6, 2018 General Election has started

Wilmington – Absentee voting for the November 6, 2018, General Election has started.  Registered voters may vote by absentee ballot for a reason stated in the Delaware Constitution.  New Castle County absentee voters must return their voted absentee ballots to the New Castle County Office no later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in order for the Department to count them.

Citizens in New Castle County eligible to vote by absentee ballot may vote in-person starting October 8th or by mail.  They can vote by absentee ballot at the New Castle County Office or the New Castle County Warehouse on the dates and at the times listed on the in-person schedule.

The U. S. Postal Service recommends that citizens within the United States mail their absentee ballots to their Election Office at least 7 days before the day the election.

Citizens living outside the United States returning a voted absentee ballot by mail, should send it via Air Mail in sufficient time for it to arrive by 8 p.m. on November 6, 2018.

The Delaware Code restricts the electronic delivery and return of absentee ballots to members of a Uniformed Service, their dependents, citizens living outside the United States, and people with a disability.

Delaware provides absentee voting services to Delaware citizens:

  • Within the United States,
  • Who are members of a Uniformed Service and their family (living both within and outside the US), or
  • Living outside the United States.

Delaware citizens living in the United States can request an absentee ballot:

  • Fastest – Online via the IVOTE system,
  • Slower – By printing an application, completing it, and emailing or mailing it to the New Castle County Office.
  • Slowest – By asking the New Castle County Office ( (302) 577-3464) to email or mail you an Absentee Application. Then, completing the form and emailing or mailing it to the New Castle County Office.

Uniformed service members and their family members as well as citizens living outside the United States, get the most efficient absentee service by submitting a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) to the New Castle County Office. They can do this:

New Castle County Office addresses

  • Mailing – Department of Elections, New Castle County Office, PO BOX 7079, WILMINGTON DE 19803-7079
  • Wilmington office – Carvel State Office Building, 820 N French St Suite 400, Wilmington DE 19801
  • New Castle warehouse – 220 Lisa Dr, New Castle DE 19720

For additional information about voting by absentee ballot in New Castle County check our Web Site, email the office, or call (302) 577-3464.

Citizens of Kent and Sussex Counties should contact the Department of Elections office in their county for information about voting by absentee ballot


One last reminder. Delaware DOES NOT have a General Election on Nov 7, 2017!

Wilmington – One last reminder. Delaware DOES NOT have a General Election on Nov 7, 2017.  Delaware only has Primary and General Elections in even numbered years.

The fact that Delaware does not have elections in odd numbered years often confuses citizens and the media. The Department receives numerous inquiries for citizens looking for their ballets, wondering where they vote, etc.


Delaware does not have a General Election on November 5, 2013

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