15 Del. Admin. Code § 200-6.0

Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024

Section 200-6.0 - Absentee Ballot Room Security on Election Day

6.1 No challenger or observer shall bring into the Absentee Ballot Room a cell phone that is on, a camera, a briefcase, any paper except for a list of voters he/she may challenge, a list of absentee voters or a pad or notebook for taking notes.

6.2 No Department member, Board member, Absentee Judge or another person present in an official capacity shall bring a cell phone that is on into the Absentee Ballot Room.

6.3 No challenger, observer, Department member, Board member or Absentee Judge shall use any writing instrument in the Absentee Voting Room except as provided by the Department.

6.4 Challengers:

6.4.1 For a Primary Election, each candidate on the ballot may authorize in writing two challengers at a time to observe the tabulation process and to make challenges.

6.4.2 For a General Election, each party on the ballot may authorize in writing two challengers at a time to observe the tabulation process and to make challenges.

6.4.3 Challengers have the same authority and responsibilities as provided in Delaware Code, Title 15.

6.5 Citizens may observe the tabulation process. If more citizens than the room can accommodate appear to observe the tabulation process, the Department shall restrict the number of observers in order to maintain a safe and orderly environment.

6.6 The Department shall remove all un-voted ballots from the Absentee Room and store them in sealed containers in the Deputy Director's Office.

6.7 The Department shall remove all loose materials from the Absentee Ballot Room.

6.8 The Department shall provide green pens for use by Department staff and Absentee Judges, and red pens for use by challengers and observers.

6.9 The Department shall establish an area where challengers and other persons may observe the tabulation process.

6.10 Challengers and other persons observing the tabulation process shall enter or depart the Absentee Voting Room by the front door unless escorted by the Administrative Director, Deputy Administrative Director or a member of the Board of Elections for New Castle County.

6.11 No person except for an Absentee Judge, an employee of the Department of Elections for New Castle County, a member of the Board of Elections for New Castle County or another State employee acting in an official capacity shall touch an Absentee Ballot during the tabulation process. The Department shall expel any other person who touches or attempts to touch an Absentee Ballot from the Absentee Ballot Room and not permit him/her to return.

6.12 No one shall remove any voted Absentee Ballots from the Absentee Ballot Room except as authorized by this regulation and/or by Delaware Code, Title 15.

6.13 The Administrative Director or Deputy Administrative Director may escort members of the media in and around the Absentee Ballot Room.

15 Del. Admin. Code § 200-6.0