Delaware § 3303 - Time of filing certificates.

§ 3303. Time of filing certificates.

(a) (1) Except as provided under paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(4) of this section and §§ 3002(b) and 3301(e) of this title, a certification of nomination must be filed before the close of the official business day on or before September 1 of the year of any general election, as follows:

a. For statewide office, with the State Election Commissioner.

b. For nonstatewide office, with the Department office for the county in which the nominee resides.

(2) If September 1 is a Sunday or legal holiday, a certificate of nomination under paragraph (a)(1) of this section must be filed on the next official business day.

(3) A certificate of nomination must be on the form specified by the State Election Commissioner.

(4) A nominee nominated for office by a national nominating convention must be named on a certificate of nomination to be filed before 12:00 noon on the earlier of the following:

a. The Tuesday following the national nominating convention.

b. September 15 of the election year.

(b) Except as provided under §§ 3002(b) and 3301(e) of this title, to be removed from a general election ballot, a nominee must withdraw the certificate of nomination on or before 4:30 p.m. of the first Friday after the deadline for filing the certificate under subsection (a) of this section.

19 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  6;  27 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  6;  Code 1915, §  1723;  Code 1935, §  1812;  43 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  2;  45 Del. Laws, Sp. Sess., c. 4,, §  1;  15 Del. C. 1953, §  3303;  55 Del. Laws, c. 324;  56 Del. Laws, c. 433, §  1;  58 Del. Laws, c. 258, §  10;  60 Del. Laws, c. 412, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 447, §  8;  74 Del. Laws, c. 42, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 232, §  40;  77 Del. Laws, c. 227, §§  2, 44;  78 Del. Laws, c. 304, §  3;  79 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  63;  82 Del. Laws, c. 170, § 10;  83 Del. Laws, c. 210, § 6;