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§ 5518 Members of the armed forces and certain other electors; 1 absentee request to cover all elections; federal post card application (FPCA); electronic transmission of balloting materials.

15 DE Code § 5518 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Any person who qualifies for an absentee ballot pursuant to § 5502(1), (2) or (7) of this title, and who has requested the same, shall qualify for an absentee ballot in all elections conducted under the provisions of this title during the period from receipt of the application following the last general election and through December 31 of the year following the last general election. Additionally, if a person states the duration of his or her absence from the State, their federal post card application (FPCA) shall be valid for that period.

(b) The receipt of a federal post card application from any person eligible to use the FPCA for an absentee ballot who is not registered to vote in Delaware but is eligible to register to vote in Delaware shall serve as an application to register to vote as well as a request and statement for an absentee ballot.

(c) The Department may send and receive absentee ballot applications, FPCAs, absentee ballots and federal write-in absentee ballots by electronic transmission.

65 Del. Laws, c. 455, § 7; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 28; 74 Del. Laws, c. 168, § 15; 75 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 134, §§ 1, 2; 77 Del. Laws, c. 269, § 6; 78 Del. Laws, c. 297, § 6; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 93; 81 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 9.

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§ 5518 Members of the armed forces and certain other electors; 1 absentee request to cover all elections; federal post card application (FPCA); electronic transmission of balloting materials.