A law that would have given registered Delaware voters the ability to vote by mail for any reason was recently struck down by the state’s Supreme Court. But absentee voting by mail is still allowed in Delaware.
, the Supreme Court agreed with a lower court that "the vote-by-mail statute impermissibly expands the categories of absentee voters identified" in the state constitution. said that "no vote by mail ballots have been or will be mailed out for the 2022 general election."
The department said every voter who submitted an application requesting a vote-by-mail ballot for the 2022 general election was mailed a letter. It explained that the Supreme Court’s ruling prohibited the expansion of mail-in voting. "What this means is that you will not receive a Vote by Mail Ballot from the Department of Elections for the 2022 General Election," readBy early in-person voting, which is available from Oct. 28 to Nov. 6; Some people will be allowed to vote absentee by mail.
The Department of Elections’ website emphasized that the Supreme Court ruling had no bearing on absentee voting provisions — including mailed absentee ballots.in large type. "Absentee voting is unaffected by the Delaware Supreme Court ruling!"Claire Snyder-Hall, the executive director of Common Cause Delaware, said that yes, the Supreme Court had ruled the vote-by-mail legislation unconstitutional, which means that the right to vote by mail for any reason was banned in Delaware.
But those who qualify to vote absentee — meaning voters with one of the listed excuses — "can vote via the mail," she said.
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