This story was originally published in October 2022. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Delaware has ruled the state’s mail-in voting and same-day voter registration statutes unconstitutional. Neither will be allowed in the Nov. 8 general election. The ruling, which came just one day after oral arguments, is a major defeat for Gov. John Carney and Delaware Democrats. …
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In a 69-page decision that cited versions of Delaware constitutions dating back to 1776, the stateâs Supreme Court this week explained its ruling overturning mail-in voting and same-day voter registration laws passed by the General Assembly earlier this year. The stateâs highest court in October unanimously ruled the statutes unconstitutional but issued an abbreviated order due to time constraints imposed …
There are three ways to vote in Delawareâs Nov. 8 general election: absentee, early, or in person on election day. Earlier this month, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled no-excuse mail-in voting unconstitutional. The decision has left many voters unsure of the rules. RELATED: Whoâs running in Delawareâs Nov. 8 general election? General election The general election will be held Nov. …
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The fate of Delawareâs mail-in voting and same-day registration statutes — and Delawareansâ ability to do both in the Nov. 8 general election — rests in the hands of the Delaware Supreme Court. The court heard oral arguments on the matter Thursday in Dover. Depending on its decision, the vote-by-mail statute passed by the General Assembly in July and deemed …
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The Delaware Supreme Court on Thursday will consider whether the stateâs new mail-in voting law violates the Delaware Constitution. The Department of Elections appealed an earlier ruling from the Delaware Court of Chancery deeming the law unconstitutional. RELATED: Delaware judge halts mail-in voting âMy injunction in this matter was compelled by an advisory decision from five decades ago that, in …
The Delaware Department of Elections will be allowed to continue processing mail-in voting applications and preparing ballots while it appeals last weekâs Chancery Court decision rendering the new law unconstitutional. The department will not be allowed to mail ballots to voters. In a letter opinion Monday, Vice Chancellor Nathan Cook granted the Department of Electionsâ request to stay his ruling …
Republicans were quick to say âwe told you soâ Thursday as word spread that a Chancery Court judge had ruled that Delawareâs new vote-by-mail law violates the state Constitution. Democrats were quick to say the ruling â all but guaranteed to be appealed to the Delaware Supreme Court â will disenfranchise voters, especially low-income voters and people of color. …
