Delaware


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ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
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STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION

Party qualifications for statewide ballot access:

Has registered voters equal to at least 5/100 of 1% of
the total number of voters by December 31 [15-3001]

Primary ballot access:

Qualified for Presidential Primary Matching funds
[15-3184]
Or petition: 500 signatures [15-3184]
File notification of candidacy with the State Election Commissioner
Deadline: at least 30 days prior to the primary, but
not before the third Friday in December or after the
first Friday in January [15-3183(a)]
Fifteen days after the deadline, the state party
chairman can provide a list of those not already on
the ballot, provided they are eligible for Presidential
Primary Matching funds [15-3183(b)]
No mandatory filing fees. The Republican party
“encourages” a fee of $5,000 for party costs

General ballot access for minor party candidates:

Party nomination results submitted to State Election
Commissioner [15-3301]
Deadline: September 1 [15-3303]
No filing fees

General ballot access for independent candidates:

File sworn declaration
Petition: 1% of total number of registered voters
from previous year (in 2004, this will be
approximately 5,205 signatures) [15-3002]
Circulate between January 1 and July 15 [15-3002]
Deadline: September 1 [15-3002]

Last day to withdraw from the ballot:

September 1

Primary date:

first Saturday after New
Hampshire’s primary (February 3, 2004)
[15-3181(a)]

Voter registration:

Register with the state 21 days
before the primary election or 20 days before the
general election; register with the party 24 hours before
the election.

Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....

Write-In Information

There are no requirements in the state of Delaware. Voters can just write in the candidate's name, and the vote will be counted.
Source:
Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/

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