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Subchapter I. Members of the General Assembly
§ 5901. Notice of intention to contest; specifications. - Any person intending to contest the election or the eligibility...
§ 5902. Counter specifications. - The person returned by the board of canvass as having...
§ 5903. Verification of specifications. - Every specification shall be verified by affidavit of the party...
§ 5904. Delivery of notice and specification to presiding officer of Senate or House. - Copies of the notice and specifications verified as provided in...
§ 5905. Inquiry restricted to grounds specified. - In the trial of the case of a contested election,...
§ 5906. Costs when sitting member unseated. - If the house having cognizance of the matter determines that...
§ 5907. Costs when sitting member is not unseated. - The house in determining against the claim of the contestant...
§ 5908. Execution when costs are to be paid by contestant. - Any order for the payment of costs by the contestant...
Subchapter II. Electors for President and Vice President
§ 5921. Notice of contest; specification. - Any person intending to contest the election of any one...
§ 5922. Specification in answer. - The person declared to have been elected and who has...
§ 5923. Verification of specifications. - Every specification shall be verified by the affidavit of the...
§ 5924. Delivery of documents to special board of canvass. - The notice and specification which have been delivered to the...
§ 5925. Inquiry restricted to grounds of objection in specifications. - In the trial of the case of a contested election,...
§ 5926. Subpoenas for witnesses. - Where any contestant or person who has been declared elected...
§ 5927. Superior Court for Kent County declared a special board of canvass to hear contest. - The Superior Court for Kent County is continued and declared...
§ 5928. Certification by Superior Court. - The Superior Court, after hearing any contest of election of...
Subchapter III. Other Offices
§ 5941. Who may contest; causes. - Any person claiming to be elected to an office to...
§ 5942. Irregularities not invalidating election. - No inequality or improper conduct in the proceedings of the...
§ 5943. Requirements to set aside election because of illegal voting. - Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to...
§ 5944. Circumstances under which contestant need not claim to have been elected. - When an election is contested because of alleged malconduct of...
§ 5945. Statement of contestant; contents. - When any person authorized to do so under this chapter...
§ 5946. Verification of contestant's statement. - The statement shall be verified by the oath of the...
§ 5947. Security for costs. - Any person contesting any election under this subchapter shall be...
§ 5948. Citation; service and return. - Before the statement is filed, the Prothonotary shall docket the...
§ 5949. Dismissal of proceedings. - The Court may dismiss the proceedings if the statement of...
§ 5950. Trial. - If proceedings are not dismissed, the case shall proceed upon...
§ 5951. Trial by Court; by jury. - All cases of contest under this subchapter shall be fully...
§ 5952. Proof and evidence limited by statement. - At the trial of any contest under this subchapter the...
§ 5953. Examination of ballots by Court. - In the trial of any contested election under this subchapter,...
§ 5954. Judgment. - (a) After hearing the allegations and proofs in the cause...
§ 5955. Costs. - (a) Costs in all cases under this subchapter shall be...