Delaware § 303 - Duties upon receipt of a registration application.
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§ 303. Duties upon receipt of a registration application.
(a) Upon receipt of a registration application from the Department, the State Election Commissioner shall have the registration application verified for completeness and accuracy. If the Commissioner’s staff identifies a discrepancy with the application, the Department shall be notified and then correct the discrepancy.
(b) The State Election Commissioner shall use appropriate technology to maintain a permanent record of each registration application. Paper applications shall be retained for a minimum of 24 months and then maintained in accordance with the appropriate document retention schedule. A permanent copy of each electronic transaction shall be retained.
(c) The State Election Commissioner, in collaboration with the Department, may establish a program where the Department may create and archive an image of each paper registration application.
15 Del. C. 1953, § 304; 50 Del. Laws, c. 168, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 232, § 3; 77 Del. Laws, c. 227, § 2; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 12;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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