The procedure for completing an absentee ballot and returning it to the municipality is as follows:
(1) An elector who receives an absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter shall complete the ballot by marking it with the elector's selections and shall place the completed ballot in the envelope marked “BALLOT ENVELOPE.”
(2) The elector shall confirm that the information about that elector on the ballot envelope is correct and then sign the self-administered oath.
(3) The elector shall then seal the ballot envelope.
(4) The elector shall return the sealed ballot envelope to the municipality by:
a. Depositing it in a United States postal mailbox, thereby mailing it to the municipality issuing the ballot; or
b. Delivering it, or causing it to be delivered, to the municipality before the polls close on the day of the election.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 75. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Subchapter V. Absentee Voting in Municipal Elections Except for the City of Wilmington
§ 7570. Purpose of subchapter; scope.
§ 7571. Persons eligible to vote by absentee ballot.
§ 7572. Request for ballot; statement for absentee ballots; delivery of absentee ballots.
§ 7575. Voting procedure; execution of affidavit; return of ballot.
§ 7576. Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots.
§ 7577. Procedure on receipt of ballot envelope by municipality.
§ 7578. Counting procedure for absentee ballots.
§ 7579. Preparing absentee ballots to be counted.
§ 7580. Carrier envelope specifications; carrier envelopes as ballot boxes.
§ 7583. Validity of absentee voter's ballot for wrong municipal election district.