Press Releases

ACLU-DE Files Lawsuit Against Fenwick Island for Allowing Corporate Voting in Local Elections

ACLU-DE states the Town's allowance of corporate voting violates the Delaware Constitution.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Delaware Voting Rights Coalition Statement on Automatic Voter Registration Errors 

The Delaware Voting Rights Coalition (DVRC) is urging voters who cast a ballot early or on Election Day in the September 10, 2024, primary election to be aware of an issue with political parties on some voters’ registrations.

Supreme Court’s Ruling on Early and Permanent Absentee Voting Protects Voters in 2024, But May Allow Future Challenges, Says ACLU of Delaware

Today, June 28, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Delaware Superior Court that had found Delaware's early and permanent absentee voting laws unconstitutional. 

ACLU of Delaware Response to Failure of No-Excuse Absentee Voting Constitutional Amendment

The Delaware House of Representatives has failed to pass the first leg of an amendment to Delaware’s constitution which would allow for no-excuse absentee voting, protect ‘permanent absentee voters’, and ensure early in-person voting in future elections. 

Voting Rights Advocates Announce Long-Term Constitutional Amendment Campaign

The ACLU of Delaware and other voting rights launched a long-term campaign focused on delivering a series of critical democracy reforms in the First State.

ACLU-DE Urges Appeal of Recent Superior Court Ruling for Early and Permanent Absentee Voting

The following may be attributed to Andrew Bernstein, ACLU of Delaware Cozen Voting Rights Fellow, regarding the recent decision by the Superior Court of Delaware in Mennella v. Albence.

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Delaware Pretrial Voter Disenfranchisement

The ACLU of Delaware, American Civil Liberties Union, Shaw Keller LLP, and Proskauer Rose LLP filed a lawsuit challenging Delaware’s failure to provide eligible incarcerated voters any constitutionally guaranteed method of voting, which violates their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights guaranteed
Court Cases: Prison Voting