Delaware Code

15 Del. C. § 3303 (2026)

Time of filing certificates

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(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;

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1971–2015 · leading case: King v. Willis, 333 F. Supp. 670 (D. Del. 1971).

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King v. Willis, 333 F. Supp. 670 (D. Del. 1971). “258, approved July 10, 1971; 15 Del.C. § 3303. 6 . For example, a State Convention may authorize its State Committee (the permanent party organization) to name substitute candidates between the date of the Convention and election in the event that a nominee dies or is otherwise…”

Young (Del. Ch. 2015). · cites it 2× “McCoy 4 See Page, 1992 WL 245968 , at *3 (interpreting 15 Del. C. § 3303 regulating timing of certificates); Bartley, 1986 WL 8810 , at *7-8 (interpreting 15 Del.”

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