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2026 VOTER RESOURCES

This page will be updated throughout the 2026 Election cycle with additional voter information such as polling locations, etc.

The Delaware Department of Elections is the official source for DE voter and elections information.
The information we share below is from the website https://elections.delaware.gov/index.shtml
 

KNOW ABOUT
VOTER REGISTRATION

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Use the iVOTE tool provided by the Delaware Department of Elections to:

Register to Vote

Confirm your registration information

Change Your Party

Request an Absentee Ballot

You must be registered:

  • To vote in Primary, General and any Special Elections

  • You do not need to be registered to vote for School Board Elections

BE AWARE!  If you registered through the "Automatic Voter Registration" (AVR) at the DMV or other state office your registered party may be listed as UNAFFILIATED.  Use iVote to change your party.

To register to Vote you must be:

  • ​A Citizen of the United States

  • A Resident of Delaware

  • Will be 18 years old on or before the date of the next General Election

  • See Department of Elections (DOE) Voter Registration for additional information

You may not register to Vote if you:

  • Have been adjudged mentally incompetent

  • Were convicted of a felony and have not fully discharged your sentence

  • See Department of Elections (DOE) Voter Registration for additional information

Register at DMV & other offices

  • At Division of Motor Vehicle offices when applying for, renewing or updating a Driver's License or State ID Card.

  • At certain other government offices, see list

Register by mail

  • Call Dept of Elections (302) 856-5367 and ask them to mail you an application.

For full Delaware official guidelines and information, refer to the Department of Elections (DOE) website.
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KNOW WHAT
DISTRICTS
COVER
WHERE YOU LIVE

You have 1 ADDRESS but

live in 4 local DISTRICTS!​

Sussex County has:

  • 4 Senate Districts

  • 10 House of Representative Districts

  • 5 County Council Districts

  • 7 School Board Districts

Type in YOUR ADDRESS in the link below and find out YOUR 4 local DISTRICTS!​

Click here

Why it's important to know your districts - - -

You can only vote for local candidates running in your district.​

On election day, you don’t want to be in the voting booth only to realize the local candidate you want to vote for isn’t listed because the candidate is not in your district.

Where you vote is determined by your Election District within your House of Representatives District.

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Each Representative District (RD) is divided into  many Election Districts (EDs).  Each Election District is assigned one or more polling places.​

Sussex.gov gives you an easy way to explore ALL the district maps in Sussex County.

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Click here to go to the  sussex.gop

DISTRICTS MAPS page

The Department of Elections website provides a District Lookup Tool -

click the graphic below and

enter your address in the search field.

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The information displayed will include:

 

Your Senate District # and your current Senator

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Your Representative District # and your current Representative and your Election District #.

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Your Sussex County Council District # and all your current Sussex County Administration Officials including your district's current Council official.

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Your School Board District and your current Board Members

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PLUS MAPS OF ALL THE DISTRICTS

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KNOW THE
ELECTION
DATES

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION
MAY 12
PRIMARY ELECTION
SEPTEMBER 15
GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 3

The Delaware Department of Elections (DOE) is the source of all election calendar information.  Click HERE to link to the full calendar on the DOE website.

OTHER IMPORTANT ELECTION DATES

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION

  • MARCH 6 - Deadline to File as Candidate

  • MAY 8 - Last Day DOE mails absentee ballots

  • No Early Voting for School Board Electins

  • MAY 12 - ELECTION DAY

PRIMARY ELECTION

  • MAY 29 - Last day to change Party before the Primary Election

  • JULY 14 - Deadline to File as Candidate

  • JULY 17 - Deadline to Withdraw

  • AUGUST 22 - Deadline to Register to Vote in Primary Election

  • SEPTEMBER 2 TO 13 - EARLY VOTING

  • SEPTEMBER 11 - Last day DOE mails absentee ballots

  • SEPTEMBER 15 - PRIMARY ELECTION DAY

GENERAL ELECTION​

  • OCTOBER 10 - Deadline to Register to Vote in the General Election

  • OCTOBER 22 TO NOVEMBER 1 - EARLY VOTING

  • OCTOBER 30 - Last day DOE mails absentee ballots

  • NOVEMBER 3 - GENERAL ELECTION DAY

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