Del. Code 15, § 4904 : Elections — Conduct Of Election — Procedure Prior To Opening Polls — Oath at polling place before opening an election

Current through 2016 Legislative Session, Act 399

Before opening the election, the inspector, judges, clerks and any other

appointed election officers shall subscribe to the following oath:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that in the election to be held on the

........ day of ............ A. D. ........ I will not knowingly or

willfully receive or consent to the receiving of the vote of any alien, and

also that I will not receive or consent to the receiving of the vote of any

person whom I shall believe not entitled to vote, unless my associates shall

adjudge such person to be entitled to vote. That I will not receive or reject,

nor concur in receiving or rejecting any vote through partiality or under

bias, and that I will determine every matter that shall come before me and

perform every act and duty by law required of me, touching the election,

truly, faithfully and impartially, according to the best of my skill and

judgment; that I will cause the ballots that shall be taken at such election

to be fully read and ascertained, and a true statement thereof to be made,

according to the best of my knowledge and ability; that I have not received,

nor will I receive directly or indirectly from or through any candidate to be

voted for at such election, or any other person, any money, pay or other

valuable thing or reward; that I have not been promised, or in any manner been

led to believe that I will at any time directly or indirectly receive any

money, pay or other valuable thing or reward from such candidate or other

person other than that provided by law and if I shall discover any partiality,

unfairness or corruption in the conduct of the election, I shall disclose the

same the Department of Elections that is conducting the election and to the

Attorney General to the end that the subject may be investigated, so help me

God (or so I solemnly affirm)."

God (or so I solemnly affirm)."