The Department shall provide notice of the special election as follows: (1) On the next day after receiving a writ of election, unless the same shall be a Sunday or state holiday, and then on the next business day following, the Department shall post a proclamation reciting the writ and appointing a day for holding a special election and the officer or officers to be chosen on the outside of the courthouse door of its county, the State's and the department's web site, and the state calendar; and (2) On the fifth, third and last day prior to the special election, the Department shall publish notice of the special election in a newspaper of general circulation that covers the legislative district up for election. (Code 1852, §§ 382-384; Code 1915, §§ 1819, 1821; Code 1935, §§ 1908, 1910; 45 Del. Laws, c. 154, §§ 18, 20; 15 Del. C. 1953, §§ 7105, 7106; 49 Del. Laws, c. 4, § 5; 58 Del. Laws, c. 148, § 141; 61 Del. Laws, c. 480, § 21; 77 Del. Laws, c. 389, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 97.)
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