Del. R. Evid. 506

As amended through December 15, 2023

Rule 506 - Political Vote

(a)General rule of privilege. Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose how the individual voted during a political election conducted by secret ballot.

(b)Exceptions. This privilege does not apply if the court finds that the individual voted illegally or compels disclosure pursuant to the election laws of this State.

Del. R. Evid. 506

Amended November 28, 2017, effective 1/1/2018.

Comment

This generally rule tracks U.R.E. 506 which is based on draft of F.R.E. 507. See comment to Rule 501.

D.R.E. 506 was amended in 2017 in response to the 2011 restyling of the Federal Rules of Evidence. The amendment is intended to be stylistic only. The pre-2017 "Comment" to D.R.E. 506 was revised only as necessary to reflect the 2017 amendments. There is no intent to change any result in ruling on evidence admissibility.