Delaware Code
Subchapter III. Special Elections for Annexations for City of Wilmington under Title 22, § 101A
§ 7544. Certification of result of special election; retention of ballots.

No later than 3 days after the holding of the special election, the judge of the election shall tabulate the ballots and certify the result to the County Council and to the Wilmington City Council under that judge of election's hand and seal. The ballots shall be retained in the safekeeping of the county government for 1 year before being destroyed.