Delaware § 5711 - Electors for President and Vice President; announcements and certifications of election [Effective if Chapter 43A of this title governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].
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§ 5711. Electors for President and Vice President; announcements and certifications of election [Effective if Chapter 43A of this title governs a U.S. presidential election; see 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 6].
The Governor is the chief election official under § 4305A(3) of this title and shall, without delay, do all of the following to appoint the electors of President and Vice President of the United States:
(1) Examine the certificates under the seal of the Superior Court.
(2) Appoint electors under subchapter I of Chapter 43A of this title.
(3) Make known the appointment of electors by proclamation.
(4) Transmit notice of the elector’s election to each elector.
(5) Deliver 3 lists of the names of the electors, duly made and certified, to the electors, according to the Act of Congress in that behalf on or before the day appointed for their meeting.
Code 1852, §§ 402, 403; Code 1915, §§ 1859, 1860; Code 1935, §§ 1978, 1979; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 5712; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 3; 82 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 4;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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