(a) Upon receipt of a ballot envelope, the Department shall do all of the following: (1) Ascertain the name of each elector as it appears on the face of each ballot envelope. (2) Ascertain from the information on the ballot envelope the election district with whose votes the ballot within it shall be tallied. (3) Place the ballot envelope in a secure location until such time as it is opened and the ballot within it is counted. (b) Except as required under this chapter, no person may open or attempt to open the ballot envelope, or change, alter, or attempt to change or alter the ballot envelope, or any writing, printing, or anything on the ballot envelope.
§ Del. Code tit. 15, § 5610AProcedure on receipt of ballot envelope by Department [For application of this chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 6].
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