08/31/2026
Voting Alert: Voters Automatically Registered at DMV
(“AVR Voters”) May Vote in Delaware’s Primary Election.
AVR voters who have not already chosen to affiliate with a party may designate their party affiliation as Democratic or Republican
up to and including on
September 15, 2026, the date of the Primary Election.
AVR Voters may choose to vote a Democratic Primary ballot or a Republican Primary ballot when voting at an early voting site or at their assigned polling place on primary election day. Their political party affiliation will be changed to the party of the ballot they chose to vote.
AVR voters may check the political party listed on the polling place card section of the large, purple voter information mailer the Department sent out in mid-August.
If their party is listed as No Party-AVR on the card, they are eligible to choose a party by the Primary Election and vote in the Primary Election.
The 2026 Primary Election will be the last election in which this AVR party–affiliation provision applies. Pursuant to a recent change in Delaware law, individuals registering to vote through the DMV will soon be given the opportunity to select a political party affiliation as part of the voter registration process.
The Primary Election is September 15, 2026. More information is available at the QR Code and https://de.gov/prim.
