Voter Registration

You must be registered to vote in General, Primary and Special Elections.
You can pick a political party affiliation when you register.
If you do not pick a political party, you will be registered as unaffiliated.
You must register as a Democrat or Republican to vote in a the primary. Democrats vote for Democrats and Republicans for Republicans.
Changes of of address with the Post Office do not update your voter registration.
You must vote at the polling place for the address for your home on Election Day.

Print this form, fill it out, and mail it to the Department.
Call the Department at 577.3464 and ask them to mail you an application.
Military and overseas citizens can fill out an application at the FVAP WEB Site and then mail, email or fax the application to the Department.

At the Department during normal business hours or when otherwise scheduled.
At Division of Motor Vehicle offices when applying for, renewing or updating a Driver's License or State ID Card.
At State Service Centers (Department of Health and Social Services) when applying for services.
At the Department of Labor: Division of Training and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
At WIC Program offices when applying for services or assistance.
At Armed Forces Recruitment Offices when applying for services.
At some Social Security offices.
At the State Election Commissioner's Office.
At institutions of higher education when you register for classes.

You must be a citizen of the United States.
You must be a resident of Delaware. Delaware is your home.
You must be 18 years old by the date of the next General Election.
You must not be a convicted felon. In some situations, however, a convicted felon may be able to register to vote. Fill out a registration form and the State will notify you if you are eligible to register to vote.
You cannot register to vote if a Judge has ruled that you are mentally incompetent.

Anytime except after the fourth Saturday before a Primary or General Election through the day of the election.
At least 10 days before a Special Election.

Before a Primary Election: anytime except from the last Saturday in May through the date of the Primary.
Before a Presidential Primary: anytime except from the 59th day before the Presidential Primary through the date of the election.
Before a General Election: anytime except from the 4th Sunday before a General Election through the day of the election; and
Before a Special Election: anytime except from the 9th day before a Special Election through the day of the election.

Date	Description
February 24, 2012	Last day to change your party affiliation before the Presidential Primary Election.
March 31, 2012	Last day to register to vote before the Presidential Primary Election.
April 9, 2012	Last day for military and overseas citizens to register to vote before the Presidential Primary Election.
April 25, 2012	Period for changing party affiliation reopens.
May 25, 2012	Last day to change your party affiliation before the Primary Election.
August 18, 2012	Last day to register to vote before the Primary Election.
August 27, 2012	Last day for military and overseas citizens to register to vote before the Primary Election.
September 12, 2012	Period for changing party affiliation reopens.
October 13, 2012	Last day to register to vote before the General Election.
October 22, 2012	Last day for military and overseas citizens to register to vote before the General Election.

Send a letter to the Department saying that you want your registration cancelled. Sample letters: Word or RTF or Text.

Sample letters you can use for the below options: Word or RTF or Text.
If the person moved out of state, write the Department stating the reason, the person's name, address, and date of birth as well as your relationship to the person.
If the person died in Delaware, call or write the Department and give the person's name, address, date of birth, and date of death as well as your relationship to the person.
If the person died in another state or overseas, write the Department and give the person's name, address, date of birth, and date of death as well as your relationship to the person.

Last Updated: Saturday, 18-Aug-2012 17:24:30 EDT