Delaware Covid Legal Information

We drew these resources principally from Justin Levitt's list of COVID-19 election cases, Standford-MIT Healthy Elections Project COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker, and the National Center for State Legislatures' COVID-19 and 2020 Primary Elections page.

Litigation Tracker

Executive Actions

  • Sixth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat

    Topics

    Absentee Voting; Excuse Requirements; Election Postponement

    Date Filed

    24/03/2020

    Description

    The Governor postponed the state's presidential primary until June 2, directed municipalities to reschedule any elections set to be held before May 15, and expanded the excuses under state law that a voter may use to qualify for absentee voting to include self-isolation or quarantine related to COVID-19.

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  • Fifteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat

    Topics

    Election Postponement; Absentee Voting

    Date Filed

    07/05/2020

    Description

    Delaware's Governor announced a second postponement of the state's presidential primary to July 7. The Governor also announced that the state will send out absentee ballot applications to all registered voters for the primary.

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Legislative Actions

  • DE HB 346

    Topics

    Vote by Mail

    Date Filed

    01/07/2020

    Description

    Establishes vote by mail elections for 2020 primary and general elections.

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