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About the Board
AUTHORITY: Section 1002.2, Newark City Charter; Chapter 10, Sec. 10-2, City Code.
MEMBERSHIP: Seven members.
APPOINTMENT: Appointed by Council, with one member being appointed from each of the six districts and one at-large.
TERM: Three-year terms.
PAY: $180 for each registration and Election Day.
RESTRAINTS: Each member shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have resided within the geographical boundaries of the City for one year next preceding his appointment. Mayor and Members of Council shall not be eligible for appointment to the Board.
BOARD REPORT REQUIREMENTS: Certification of the results of the election to each person elected and to the Council.
FUNCTIONS: Conducts all elections and referendums.
Has full power and authority to make and adopt rules to carry out the purposes of the Code, the Charter, and the Constitution and laws of the State of Delaware.
Shall establish guidelines which shall enumerate the duties of the Board and election officials and the procedures for implementing them.
Any member of the Election Board shall be deemed qualified to administer oaths as required by the provisions of the Code regarding absentee registration and absentee voting.
MEETINGS: The Board shall meet annually by the last Saturday in January and organize by electing one of its members president.
Election Board - Membership (Three-year term)
- Sydney Goldberg
113 Panorama Drive
Newark, DE 19711
At-Large
Term Expires: January 15, 2025
David Redlawsk
4 Fall Brooke Road
Newark, DE 19711
District 6
Term Expires: January 15, 2025
James Parks
44 Townsend Road
Newark, DE 19711
District 4
Term Expires: January 15, 2023
Richard Sylves
12 South Wynwyd Drive
Newark, DE 19711
District 1
Term Expires: January 15, 2024
Vacancy
District 5
Term Expires: January 15, 2026
Dean Moore
44 Hawthorne Avenue
Newark, DE 19711
District 2
Term Expires: January 15, 2024
Timothy English
45 Shull Drive
Newark, DE 19711
District 3
Term expires: January 15, 2025
For further information, please call the City Secretary's Office at 302-366-7000.