Delaware § 5712 - Representative in the Congress of the United States; announcement and certification of election.
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§ 5712. Representative in the Congress of the United States; announcement and certification of election.
The Governor, after receiving the certificates, under the seal of the Superior Court, of the results of the election in each county for Representative in the Congress of the United States, shall without delay examine such certificates and declare the person elected, and shall issue certificates of such election, 1 of which the Governor shall transmit to the Secretary of State of the United States, and 1 to the person elected, under the Governor’s own hand and the Great Seal of the State. The certificates of the result of the election in each county shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. The Governor shall by proclamation make public the state of the vote by causing the same to be published in 1 or more of the public newspapers of this State.
Code 1852, § 414; Code 1915, § 1879; Code 1935, § 1998; 15 Del. C. 1953, § 5713; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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