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§ 2001. Appointment of registration officers; conduct of registration.
(a) The department of elections for each county shall train and appoint such department employees and such other persons as deemed necessary to serve as registration officers. These persons shall serve at the pleasure of the department that appointed them.
(b) Compensation of registration officers shall be set by the department appointing them.
(c) Each department of elections shall conduct voter registration at its office each regular business day except during periods during which registration is closed in accordance with this title. Departments may schedule additional periods for office registration as deemed necessary. (67 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 19; 74 Del. Laws, c. 411, § 2.)
§ 2002. Appearance of registration officers for taking of oath and instruction.
Each person appointed under § 2001 of this title shall appear before the department to qualify by taking and subscribing to the prescribed oath (or affirmation) and to receive suitable instruction after due notice from the department, which shall be given at least 7 days before the times appointed for the appearance of the registration officers. No person shall be excused from the obligation unless that person shall have become disqualified by sickness, disability or otherwise. (67 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 19; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.)
§ 2003. Oath of office for registration officers.
(a) Each person appointed under § 2001 of this title shall take and
subscribe before the department before beginning such person's duties the
following oath (or affirmation):
I, ____________________________, residing in __________ election district of
the representative district in __________________ county, do solemnly swear
(or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the
Constitution of the State of Delaware, and that I will faithfully discharge
the duties of registration officer in __________________ county, according to
the best of my ability.
(b) Any board of elections member, administrative director, deputy administrative director or other authorized agent of the department may administer this oath (or affirmation). (67 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 19; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.)
§ 2004. Certificate of appointment.
Each department shall deliver a certificate of appointment to whomsoever it shall appoint and who shall be sworn into office as a registration officer. Such certificate shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the department and shall include the date of the expiration of such person's term of office. (67 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 19; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.)
§ 2005. Request for a voter registration application.
(a) Any citizen may apply in writing, in person or by telephone on any regular business day, except during the period beginning 20 days before each general election through election day, to the department for the county in which the voter resides, for a voter registration application to be provided by the department to the requestor or to a member of the citizens immediate family.
(b) The department to whom the request was made shall:
(1) Permit the person to complete the application for that person's own self in the office or mail the application for that individual to that individual within 3 business days of the request.
(2) Mail the voter registration application to a member of the requestor's immediate family within 3 business days of the request.
(c) Applications requested in accordance with this section may be for the purposes of registering to vote, transferring the voter's address, changing the voter's name on the voter's voter registration record and/or changing a voter's political party affiliation. (74 Del. Laws, c. 411, § 3; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.)
§ 2006. Special powers of registration officers during registration.
Each of the registration officers shall, in addition to the other powers conferred upon such officer by law, have, during the respective times of the appointed sittings for registration, the power to:
(1) Preserve order and enforce obedience to that officer's lawful commands at or around the place of registration;
(2) Keep access to such place open and unobstructed;
(3) Protect and keep safe registration applications in their custody and possession;
(4) Administer oaths or affirmations. (67 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 19; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 74 Del. Laws, c. 411, § 4.)
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