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Election items checked Oct 30 against the Delaware Department of Elections
General Election
Nov 3polls open 7 a.m.–8 p.m.
  • Early voting runs through Sun., Nov. 1, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day is Tue., Nov. 3.
  • Oct 28–Nov 1, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
  • Last day to request a mailed absentee ballot: Fri, Oct 30
Source: Delaware Department of Elections
Council races
  • District 4 · Justine Cuccia (D) vs. Douglas B. Hudson (R)
  • District 5 · Jill Hicks (D) vs. John L. Rieley (R)
Hudson is Council President and Rieley is Vice President. Source
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More entries post here after the County approves meeting minutes.
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Source: County Council agendas and minutes
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Checked Oct 30 · Early voting through Nov 1

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Elections · Council Districts 4 & 5 · Nov 3

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Election Day in Sussex County: Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday

Where to vote, what to bring, when absentee ballots are due and which contests appear on Sussex County ballots Nov. 3.

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Decision Record · Public record

One page for every Council decision, with the roll call

Who voted how, the parcel, the source documents, and how it got there. The first entry is CU 2480, which Council denied 5-0 on Aug. 25, 2026.

Primary: sussexcountyde.gov
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New desk · Veterans & Responders

Help lines for veterans, and coverage of the people who answer the call

Where to get help in Sussex, plus planned coverage of recognition, volunteer-company staffing, and response demand as the county grows.

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Sussex Ledger Student Writers · starts January 2027
High school students, paid for each meeting they cover, reporting on the public meetings that shape their towns.
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The Sussex coast, covered

Twenty-five municipalities, one record. Civic guides for all 25 incorporated towns.

Shoppers and walkers on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk
Rehoboth Beach · Boardwalk
Boardwalk path through the dunes toward beach homes at Bethany Beach
Bethany Beach
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Cape Henlopen
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Dewey Beach
Waterfront homes across the bay at Dewey Beach
Dewey Beach · Homes

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Community Service

The Meals That Make It Through

A look at CHEER's home-delivered meals for homebound seniors in Sussex County, and the volunteers who deliver them.

Policy

Sussex Council kept the 25% set-aside in its June housing reforms

In June 2026 the five-member Council unanimously approved two housing ordinances. The Rental Program kept its 25% affordable-unit threshold and moved from single rent caps to rent ranges. Source: Spotlight Delaware

The Twenty-Five Municipalities

Blades
Fenwick Island
Henlopen Acres
Slaughter Beach
South Bethany
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