2026 VOTER RESOURCES
Resources available through the Dept. of Elections
KNOW ABOUT
VOTER REGISTRATION
By using the iVOTE tool provided by the Delaware Department of Elections you can:
Register to Vote
Confirm your registration information
Change Your Party
Request an Absentee Ballot
You must be registered:
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To vote in Primary, General and any Special Elections
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You do not need to be registered to vote for School Board Elections
BE AWARE! If you registered through the DMV your registered party may be listed as UNAFFILIATED. Use iVote to change your party.
For full Delaware official guidelines and information, refer to the Department of Elections (DOE) website.
To register to Vote you must be:
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A Citizen of the United States
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A Resident of Delaware
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Will be 18 years old on or before the date of the next General Election
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See Department of Elections (DOE) Voter Registration for additional information
You may not register to Vote if you:
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Have been adjudged mentally incompetent
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Were convicted of a felony and have not fully discharged your sentence
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See Department of Elections (DOE) Voter Registration for additional information
Register at DMV & other offices
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At Division of Motor Vehicle offices when applying for, renewing or updating a Driver's License or State ID Card.
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At certain other government offices, see list
Register by mail
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Call Dept of Elections (302) 856-5367 and ask them to mail you an application.
KNOW WHAT
DISTRICTS
COVER
WHERE YOU LIVE
You have 1 ADDRESS but
live in 4 local DISTRICTS!
Sussex County has:
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4 Senate Districts
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10 House of Representative Districts
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5 County Council Districts
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7 School Board 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.
Why it's important to know your districts - - -
Where you vote is determined by your Election District within your House of Representatives District.
Each Representative District (RD) is divided into many Election Districts (EDs). Each Election District is assigned one or more polling places.
There is an easy way to explore ALL the district maps in Sussex County.
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.
The information displayed will include:
Your Senate District # and your current Senator
Your Representative District # and your current Representative and your Election District #.
Your Sussex County Council District # and all your current Sussex County Administration Officials including your district's current Council official.
Your School Board District and your current Board Members
PLUS MAPS OF ALL THE DISTRICTS
