Delaware Code
Subchapter II. Particular Offenses
§ 5118. Interference with election; penalties.

(a) Whoever:

(1) Enters or attempts to enter the voting room before the hour of opening the polls on the day of election or at the time of opening the election, or at any time during the day of the election and before the hour of closing the election for the purpose of interfering with the election officers in the discharge of their duties as such or for any purpose; or
(2) Attempts to molest, disturb or prevent the election officers from proceeding regularly with any general or special election; or
(3) Takes charge or attempts to take charge of any voting room or place where the election is held within the time mentioned in this subsection for the purpose of preventing or delaying an election or for any other purpose on election day;
shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, and imprisoned not more than 3 years.
(b) Whoever, not in this title authorized so to do, enters or attempts to enter the election room or within the railing leading to the entrance of the election room, or remains within 30 feet of the polling place, contrary to this title, shall be fined not more than $200.
(c) Whoever resists a challenger appointed pursuant to §§ 3164 and 4934 of this title or a special officer appointed pursuant to § 4935 [repealed] of this title shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 1 year.

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Delaware Code

Title 15 - Elections

Chapter 51. CRIMINAL OFFENSES

Subchapter II. Particular Offenses

§ 5111. Neglect of duty by department member; corrupt or fraudulent conduct; penalty.

§ 5112. Refusal of inspector or judge of election to serve; penalty.

§ 5113. Refusal of clerk of election to qualify or serve; penalty.

§ 5114. Improper conduct of printer of ballots and ballot envelopes; penalty.

§ 5115. Improper use of ballot or envelope; penalty.

§ 5116. Tampering with voting machines; penalties.

§ 5117. Unauthorized entering of voting room; penalties.

§ 5118. Interference with election; penalties.

§ 5119. Feigning a physical disability to obtain assistance in voting; penalty.

§ 5120. Secreting person in election room; penalty.

§ 5121. Removal or destruction of election supplies or equipment or voting machines; penalty.

§ 5122. Disclosures by election officers; penalty.

§ 5123. Intimidation, persuasion or bribery by election officer; penalty.

§ 5124. Inducing the making of distinguishing mark on ballot; penalty.

§ 5125. Inducing election officers to violate election laws; penalty.

§ 5126. Violations by officials; penalty.

§ 5127. Bribery of person expecting to be election or registration officer; penalty.

§ 5128. Fraudulent voting; penalty.

§ 5129. False entries by clerk of election.

§ 5130. Failure of election officer to perform duties.

§ 5131. False count or certification by election officer.

§ 5132. Fraudulent deposit or alteration of ballots or entering voting machine booth or casting vote; penalty.

§ 5133. Wilful neglect of duty by election officers.

§ 5134. Stealing, destroying or secreting records; penalty.

§ 5135. Perjury; subornation of perjury.

§ 5136. Tampering with ballots or deceiving voters; penalty.

§ 5137. Disobeying election officers; penalty.

§ 5138. Breach of peace or violence on election day; penalty.

§ 5139. Interference with election officer or challenger; penalty.

§ 5140. Failure of inspector to preserve order.

§ 5141. Stealing or destroying ballot box, ballot, poll list; penalty.

§ 5142. Requiring unauthorized oath; penalty.

§ 5143. Candidate for General Assembly not to make written pledge; penalty.

§ 5144. Unauthorized release of absentee vote information; penalty.