Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 719
Terms; election date; notice of election
# (a)
The commissioners shall be elected for 6-year terms in all districts now organized or organized after May 20, 1959, with the exception provided in § 717 of this title as to those first elected.
# (b)
In all park districts, commissioners shall be elected biennially in even years to take the place of those whose terms expire. Such elections shall take place on the first Tuesday in November of even years.
# (c)
Commissioners shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.
# (d)
Notice of the time and place or places of holding such elections shall be given by the commissioners of the park district by publishing the same once in 1 or more newspapers, if there be any published in the district, at least 10 days prior to the election; if none be published in said district, then in 1 or more newspapers of general circulation in the district; if there be no newspaper of general circulation in the district, then by causing said notice to be posted in 5 public places within the district.
Amendment history
52 Del. Laws, c. 42.
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-653 · Payment and retirement of bonds
- 9-654 · Assessment
- 9-655 · Costs of parks, improvements and maintenance
- 9-670 · Acquisition of land for parks; title and ownership; gifts
- 9-671 · Contracts for improvements; competitive bids
- 9-672 · Awarding of contracts; procedure
- 9-673 · Supervision by commission; duty to maintain; payment…
- 9-680 · Revision of established suburban park community; expansion and…
- 9-701 · Purpose
- 9-702 · Definitions
- 9-703 · Tax exemption of parks and recreation areas
- 9-710 · Petition to form district
- 9-711 · Filing of petition
- 9-712 · Calling election; appointment of election officials
- 9-713 · Form of ballot
- 9-714 · Canvass of returns
- 9-715 · When district organized
- 9-716 · First election nominations
- 9-717 · Fixing terms of commissioners
- 9-718 · Succeeding elections; nominations; ballot
- 9-719 · Terms; election date; notice of election
- 9-720 · Conduct of elections
- 9-721 · Vacancies; method of filling
- 9-740 · Governing board; oath
- 9-741 · Interest in contracts
- 9-742 · Records and ordinances
- 9-743 · Proof of ordinances
- 9-744 · Appropriation ordinances
- 9-745 · Publication of appropriation ordinances
- 9-746 · Creation of debt
- 9-747 · Employees
- 9-748 · Duties and election of officers
- 9-749 · Duties of president
- 9-750 · General taxes; levy
- 9-751 · Assessment list
- 9-752 · Tax collection warrant and assessment list
- 9-753 · Collection and deposit of park district taxes
- 9-754 · Report of park district tax collections and payment of…
- 9-760 · Bonds; limitation
- 9-761 · Issuance of bonds; use authorized