DE · How to vote
Voting in Delaware.
Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Delaware Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Delaware Department of Elections
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Delaware does not require photo ID. Accepted ID: driver's license, utility bill, paycheck, or any government document with name and address.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may vote by mail. No excuse required.
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Official action — DE
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Delaware system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
Single-stop iVote portal. Name + DOB + county.
Statewide→
Register / update online
DE DL or state ID required. Auto-reg via DMV (NVRA expanded 2017 SB 5).
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Per-voter sample ballot returned by iVote.
Statewide→
Request a mail ballot
DE moved to no-excuse absentee in 2010; 2022 VBM expansion struck down by DE S.Ct. Feb 2023, so request still requires excuse via dropdown selection.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Status surfaces in iVote.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Per-cycle PDFs of filed candidates. State + county candidates listed centrally (no separate county elections beyond row offices).
Not available
Statewide ballot measures
DE constitution amended by two consecutive legislative sessions, no voter referral. NO statewide ballot measures appear on the ballot.
Statewide→
Live + past results
Per-election archive. Live-night results via per-cycle pages.
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-09-15, general 2026-11-03.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Delaware
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-09-15Ballot Request — State PrimaryRequest Mail Ballot: Received by
2026-09-15Ballot Request — State PrimaryRequest Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by
2026-09-15Ballot Return — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-09-15Registration — State PrimaryBy Email or Fax: Received by
2026-09-15Registration — State PrimaryBy Mail: Postmarked by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionRequest Mail Ballot: Received by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionRequest Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionReceived by
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