How to vote in Delaware

Five questions, in the order you will ask them. Every date links to the page it was read on.

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Can I still register?

Online: by Saturday, October 10.
By mail: your form has to be postmarked by Saturday, October 10.
In person: by Saturday, October 10.

Same day registration: For this one, go by the state's own page: Delaware Department of Elections.

Source: Delaware Department of Elections. Checked October 11, 2026.

Can I vote early?

Yes. Early voting in person runs from Thursday, October 22 to Sunday, November 1.

Source: Delaware Department of Elections. Checked October 11, 2026.

Can I vote by mail?

Only with a reason the state accepts. Delaware lists the reasons on its own page.

Ask for your ballot: by Friday, October 30.
Send it back: your ballot has to arrive by 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3.

Ask for your ballot on the state's own form.

Source: Delaware Department of Elections. Checked October 11, 2026.

What do I bring?

No photo ID is required. Poll workers ask for ID. If you have none you sign an Affirmation of Voter Identity and then vote.

Source: Delaware Department of Elections. Checked October 11, 2026.

Where and when on November 3?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

Polls are open: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where you vote: find your polling place through Delaware Department of Elections.

Source: Delaware Department of Elections. Checked October 11, 2026.

The last word

Delaware Department of Elections has it, not me. If anything here differs from Delaware Department of Elections, the state is right. I checked these pages on October 11, 2026, and rules can change after that.

I tell you how to vote. I never tell you who to vote for. See who is on the ballot in Delaware, or ask the others in Delaware how voting went for them.