VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
STATE OF
DELAWARE
Registration Deadline 20 days prior to the general election and 20 days prior to any primary election.
6. ID Number. Your social security number is requested. Your social security number is used as necessary for administrative purposes related to voting, including to identify you as a registered voter, to ensure no individual is registered in more than one place, to verify address, voting districts, and other information and may be used for any other lawful purpose. The registration application containing your social security number will become part of the registration records of your county (Title 15, Sec. 1302, Del. Code and 5 U.S.C.A., Sec. 552a [Sec. 7 of the Privacy Act of 1974]).
7. Choice of Party. You must register with a party if you want to take part in that partys primary election, caucus, or convention.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.
9. Signature. To register in Delaware you must:
be a citizen of the United States
be a permanent resident of Delaware
be at least 18 years old on the date of the next general election
felons are eligible to vote if certain requirements are met: fines and sentence completed at least five years prior to application date; felony convictions can not be disqualifying felonies, which are murder, sexual offenses, or crimes against public administration involving bribery or improper influence or abuse of office.
not be mentally incompetent
Mailing address:
Commissioner of Elections
111 S. West St., Suite
Dover, DE 19904