[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of South Bethany 1-9-1998 by Ord. No. 69-97; amended in its entirety 3-13-2020 by Ord. No. 199-20. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is authorized by § C-6
of the Town Charter and Title 15, Delaware Code, Chapter 75, Subchapter
V.
Any qualified voter of the Town may vote by
absentee ballot at any Town election. Absentee voting shall be conducted
in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 15, Delaware
Code, Chapter 75, Municipal Elections, Subchapter V, Absentee Voting
in Municipal Elections Except for the City of Wilmington, as the same
may hereby be amended from time to time, and any other existing or
future corresponding provisions of law.
[Amended 12-10-2004 by Ord. No. 128-04]
Any natural person shall be qualified to vote
in any annual municipal election, special election or referendum who,
on voting day, shall:
A.
Have attained 18 years of age
B.
Be a citizen of the United States.
C.
Be registered under the Town’s voter registration
ordinance (if one is in effect); and
D.
Be one of the following:
(1)
A freeholder in the Town, as defined herein, for a
period of 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the date of the
election. A “freeholder” shall be deemed to include any
natural person who holds title of record either in his/her own name
or as trustee to a fee simple estate or a life estate in and to real
property located within the corporate limits of the Town.
(2)
The spouse of a freeholder, whether their name is
on the deed or not.
(3)
A resident of the Town. A “resident” shall
mean any natural person who has been physically residing within the
corporate limits of the Town for at least 30 days immediately preceding
the date of the election and who maintains physical residency within
the Town on the date of the election.
(4)
Provided, however, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, not more than eight persons per property shall be entitled to vote either as a “freeholder” or as the spouse of a “freeholder” under Subsection D(1) and (2) immediately preceding.
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Determination of voter eligibility. The Board
of Elections is responsible to determine voter qualifications as prescribed
in this subsection.
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