Press Releases

DVRC Issues Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Permanent Absentee Voters

The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the earlier decision from the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

DE Legal & Civil Rights Orgs Submit Joint Amicus Brief in Permanent Absentee Voting Lawsuit

Today, the ACLU of Delaware (ACLU-DE), the Community Legal Aid Society, Inc (CLASI), the League of Women Voters of Delaware, and The Arc of Delaware submitted an amicus brief with the Delaware Supreme Court, urging the court to uphold permanent absentee voting laws ahead of the 2026 Midterm Elections.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Delaware Becomes First State in the Nation to Enact Law Restricting Reverse-Keyword Warrants

The legislation signed into law today, HS 1 for HB 145 w/HA 1, prohibits law enforcement and courts from requesting, issuing, or enforcing reverse-keyword court orders and reverse-keyword requests, with limited exceptions.

Governor Meyer Signs Critical Legislation to Protect Immigrant Communities in Delaware

The legislation signed into law today limits local law enforcement participation in ICE arrests at courthouses, sensitive places such as schools, medical facilities, and places of worship, and limits when local law enforcement can honor detainer requests from ICE.

Delaware Supreme Court Rules Delaware State Police Must Make Records Available to Public

The ruling states that DSP is required to release records identifying their former officers and demographic information of their current officers.

Education Advocacy Orgs Send Letter to Superintendents Across the State, Explaining New Law on Immigration Enforcement at Schools

Following Governor Meyer’s signature, HS 2 for HB 94 will limit DE law enforcement officers from assisting ICE at schools.

Delaware Organizations Demand Body-Worn Camera Transparency in Letter to Candidates and Elected Officials

Recent polling shows 81% of Delawareans want body-worn camera footage to be publicly available.

Delaware Voting Rights Coalition Statement on Legal Challenge to Permanent Absentee Voting

Permanent absentee voting remains unchanged in Delaware and there will be NO changes to the 2026 Primary Election on September 15.

New Polling Reveals Delawareans Want Greater Police Transparency and More Accessible Voting Options

Survey 160 fielded a statewide dual-mode survey of the Delaware general population, measuring attitudes on fifteen policy statements spanning policing and surveillance, immigration enforcement, voting and elections, and marriage and public education.