How to vote in Delaware
You're a U.S. citizen? Then you vote like anyone else. Five questions, in the order you'll ask them. Every date links to the page I read it on.
Can I still register?
- Online: by .
- By mail: your form has to be postmarked by .
- In person: by .
Same day registration: For this one, go by the state's own page: Delaware Department of Elections.
Register on the state's own form. Not sure you are registered? Look yourself up on the state's own lookup.
Source: Delaware Department of Elections. Checked 11 October 2026.
Can I vote early?
Yes. Early voting in person runs from to .
Source: Delaware Department of Elections. Checked 11 October 2026.
Can I vote by mail?
Only with a reason the state accepts. Delaware lists the reasons on its own page.
- Ask for your ballot: by .
- Send it back: your ballot has to arrive by 8:00 p.m. on .
Ask for your ballot on the state's own form.
Source: Delaware Department of Elections. Checked 11 October 2026.
What do I bring?
No photo ID is required. Poll workers ask for ID. If you have none you sign an Affirmation of Voter Identity and then vote.
Source: Delaware Department of Elections. Checked 11 October 2026.
Where and when on 3 November?
Election Day is .
- Polls are open: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Where you vote: find your polling place through Delaware Department of Elections.
Source: Delaware Department of Elections. Checked 11 October 2026.
The last word
The state's election office has it, not me. If anything here differs from Delaware Department of Elections, the state is right. I checked these pages on 11 October 2026, and rules can change after that.
I tell you how to vote. I never tell you who to vote for. See how the people who represent Delaware score on Iran, or see how Iranians in one district vote as one.
Not a citizen yet? Here is what your papers allow.