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DELAWARE's STATE LAWS REGARDING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

  • Electoral College Votes Count: 3
  • Alocation Type: winner-takes-all
  • Electors Must Pledge: yes

Elector Pledge and Electoral College Votes Allocation​

Delaware is one of the 48 states that have a winner-takes-all rule for the Electoral College. In these States, whichever candidate receives a majority of the popular vote, or a plurality of the popular vote (less than 50 percent but more than any other candidate), takes all of the state’s Electoral votes.Delaware is one of the states have passed laws that require their electors to vote as pledged. These laws may either impose a fine on an elector who fails to vote according to the statewide or district popular vote, or may disqualify an elector who violates his or her pledge and provide a replacement elector.

Election Code: None

How Does Delaware Select Its Electors?​

  • The presiding officer and secretary of the state convention or committee of each political party eligible to place candidates on the ballot shall submit certificates of nomination for electors of President and Vice-President of the States together with the name of the candidates for President and Vice-President to the State Election Commissioner.

When Do The Electors Vote?​

  • The electors chosen or appointed in the State for the election of a President and Vice-President of the United States shall meet and give their votes at Dover on the day determined by Congress for that purpose. In all cases, the electors chosen or appointed in this State for the election of a President and Vice-President of the United States under this chapter shall be required to cast their individual votes in accordance with the plurality vote of the voters in this State.

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