Regular City of Dover Municipal elections are held in odd-numbered years on the third Tuesday in April. The Mayor and nine Council Members are elected to four-year staggered terms on a non-partisan basis. 

Two members are elected from each of the four Council districts; the ninth member of Council and the Mayor are elected at large.

Nominating petitions are now being accepted for seats from all 4 districts as well as the mayor position.

This current term expires May 8, 2023.

The incumbents and/or newly elected candidates will take office on May 8, 2023 and the term will expire on May 10, 2027. (4 year term).

The election will take place on April 18, 2023.

The filing deadline for the position of Mayor and First, Second, Third, and Fourth District City Council Seats for the 2023 Regular Municipal Election is Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

Click on the link for the nominating petition below. It is the official form, signature page and requirements.

NOMINATING PETITION

Interested in learning more?

Find out who has already filed for the seats, how to file, the requirements and more HERE.

REMINDER!!

NEW

 VOTING DISTRICTS

The chart below represents the changes for new voting districts. After receiving data back from the most recent Census, staff had to make some adjustments to various districts. 

A public hearing was held on October 24, 2022 at 6:30pm in the City Council Chambers in Dover.

For anyone with questions you can either contact the City Clerk's Office at 302-736-7008, or go to our website to see additional information HERE.

To view a map please click MAP

AARP TAX APPOINTMENTS: AARP Tax Assistance is on Fridays from February 4-April 14 (closed on 4/7 for Good Friday). Appointments are made by library staff and we will begin making those appointments on January 15^th. Book an appointment by calling the library at 302-736-7030 and asking for the Reference Desk.

NEHEMIAH GATEWAY APPOINTMENTS: Nehemiah Gateway will be here on Saturdays and Mondays beginning January 21^st. This program is for taxpayers with a household income of $57,000 or less, or those that have $0 taxable income but need to file to receive stimulus payments or child tax credit. Appointments must be made online at https://nehemiahgateway.org/tax-prep/.

Members of the public MUST have an appointment for either service – no walk-ins.

The first "post covid" event we held was last year's St. Patrick's Day Parade and we had an amazing turn out from so many

people in our community.

Our favorite friends from Agape Body Piercing (shout out to Codi and Tabby) who are heading up the event again this year decided due to the level of interest they want to go bigger and better.

There will be live entertainment and more - as plans develop we will share the info...but for now, if you want to mark your calendar to attend and better yet - jump on over to the Facebook page where you can find info for registration for your group.

City of Dover St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival

No matter what career you may be contemplating, we likely have

an opening in your area of interest!

The City of Dover is currently hiring positions in Customer Service, Public Works, Planning and more! 

To see the full listing CLICK HERE or follow City of Dover Human Resources on Facebook today!

From classes to leagues and things in between the staff at the John W. Pitts Center has plenty of opportunities for you to get active! Can't find something you are interested in joining? Join us for open gym time.

Click Here to see the offerings at the Parks and Rec Department.

Follow them on Facebook by clicking here: FACEBOOK

Looking for fun things to do indoors?

To view the profiles (which includes their contact information) of the Mayor and City Council please click HERE.

Wondering who your representatives are for your district?

Click HERE to download the map of the district

City Hall

15 Loockerman Plaza

Dover, DE 19901