Delaware § 2303 - Registration records; fraudulent entries; alterations, obliterations or omissions; loss; destruction; mutilation; secretion; false copies; penalty.
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§ 2303. Registration records; fraudulent entries; alterations, obliterations or omissions; loss; destruction; mutilation; secretion; false copies; penalty.
(a) Whoever, being a registrar, alternate registrar or assistant registrar:
(1) Fraudulently enters or permits to be entered in any registration record the name of any person as a registered voter who is not entitled to be entered therein as a registered voter; or
(2) Fraudulently refuses or omits to register or fraudulently misspells in any registration record in his or her charge the name of any person entitled under this title to have his or her name entered in such registration records; or
(3) Fraudulently removes from any Election District Record in his or her charge the original permanent registration record of any person entered therein; or
(4) Makes any entry in any registration record, except at the time and in the manner in this title provided; or
(5) Does anything which is by this title forbidden to do; or
(6) Whoever, being a registrar, alternate registrar or assistant registrar, inspector or judge of election:
a. Loses any registration records which may be in his or her charge or custody; or
b. Wilfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, falsifies or fraudulently removes or secretes any registration record; or
c. Knowingly makes any false entry in or false copy of any registration record or any part thereof; or
d. Fraudulently makes any entry, erasure or alteration in any registration record;
shall be deemed to have knowingly and wilfully violated his or her official duty and shall be fined in such amount or imprisoned for such term or both as the court in its discretion may determine.
(b) Whoever, other than the officials referred to in subsection (a) of this section, makes, alters or obliterates any entry in any registration record, or wilfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, falsifies or removes or secretes any registration record, shall be fined in such amount or imprisoned for such term, or both, as the court in its discretion may determine.
19 Del. Laws, c. 38, §§ 20, 22; 21 Del. Laws, c. 36, § 25; Code 1915, § 1644; 34 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 1; Code 1935, § 1731; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 2303; 50 Del. Laws, c. 170, § 2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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