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Georgetown council adopts ordinance to align absentee-voting rules with Delaware law
Summary
The Georgetown Town Council approved Ordinance 2025-05 on second reading to update absentee ballot and voter-registration provisions to match Delaware code and to require more detailed recordkeeping for absentee ballots; the vote was unanimous in this session.
The Georgetown Town Council approved Ordinance 2025-05 on second reading, revising the towncode—or absentee voting and voter-registration procedures to conform with Delaware law.
Town Manager Gene DeWarny told the council the ordinance "deals with absentee voter and voter registration," explaining it amends Section 39-1 to expand permissible reasons for absentee ballots to include any reason permitted under Delaware law and replaces the affidavit form to be compliant with the Delaware code. He said Section 3 will…
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