How to Vote
• Register to vote at the Department of Elections in
person, by mail or by telephone. You may also will go out. Make another selection. Changes can only Voting machines in the State of Delaware can be
register at the Departments of Motor Vehicles, be made BEFORE pressing the GREEN VOTE button. adjusted for voters who have difficulty reaching the ballot
Health and Social Services, Labor or the Social when the voting machine is in the
Once you have finished making
Security Office. upright position.
ALL your selections, push the
• If you move, be sure to re-register in your new GREEN VOTE button on the Federal law permits disabled voters to
Election District. lower right of the screen to cast be accompanied by and to receive
your ballot. assistance from anyone they choose
• Once registered, you will receive notification by
in the polling place and voting booth.
mail of where to vote for each election. You may not use the write-in option during a primary
However, people providing assistance
election. The voting machine
• Read all election materials on candidates and are not permitted to be your
adjusts height
issues prior to voting. STOP ON GREEN! Don’t press the GREEN VOTE button employer, an agent of your employer
until you are sure you have made all of your selections. or an agent of your work union.
• Bring identification to the Polling Place, especially
If someone assists you by filling out the voting forms, you
if it is the first time you vote or if you registered by Safe and Secure Voting
mail. This can be a photo ID, utility bill, paycheck The electronic machines used in the State of Delaware must still sign your own name. If you are unable to sign
or any other government document with your minimize under-voting and eliminate over-voting. Each your own name, you may sign with an “X”.
name and address on it. machine continuously monitors its own operation If you are accompanied by an assistance animal, that
through a self-diagnostic routine performed instantly animal may go with you into the voting booth.
• When it is your turn to enter the voting booth, your
after each ballot is cast.
name or number will be called. The vertical reach of a person in a wheelchair can be
In tabulating and reporting, vote tallies are completed extended by turning the wheelchair sideways.
Operating the Voting Machine with the speed and convenience of a PC. Multiple fail-
When you are in the voting booth, you must make at safe audit trails include machine-tables, paper tapes
least one selection. Touch the screen next to each and final cartridge results.
candidate or issue you select. You
will be instructed on the number Assistance for Disabled Voters State of Delaware
of candidates or responses to Members of the voting public are a very diverse group. Department of Elections
issues you can select. To change a Those of you who require extra time or assistance during 111 S. West St., Suite 10
selection, press the button next to the voting process will receive that help in an unhurried, Dover, DE 19904
your original choice and the light friendly and helpful manner. Phone: 302-739-4277
Touch-screen voting Fax: 302-739-6794
is quick and easy.
Email: COE_vote@state.de.us
Website: www.elections.delaware.gov
State of Delaware
Department of Elections
COMMISSIONER
111 S. West St., Suite 10
State of Delaware
Voting Checklist Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 739-4277 Department of Elections
Fax (302) 739-6794
Register.
Email: Coe_vote@state.de.us
Website: www.elections.delaware.gov
Read material on candidates and
issues . KENT COUNTY
100 Enterprise Place, Suite 5
Dover, DE 19904
Bring Identification. Phone: (302) 739-4498
Fax: (302) 739-4515
Website: http://electionskc.delaware.gov
How to Vote:
Make selections on the
touchscreen. NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Carvel State Office Building
Stop on
Green
820 N. French St., 4th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
Press the green VOTE button Phone: (302) 577-3464
to finish! Fax: (302) 577-6545
Website: http://electionsncc.delaware.gov
SUSSEX COUNTY
119 N. Race St.,
P.O. Box 457
Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: (302) 856-5367
Fax: (302) 856-5082
Website: http://electionssc.delaware.gov
Stop on the
Green VOTE
button to
finish!
04/02/08