https://www.frontpagemag.com/a-victory-for-the-rule-of-law-in-our-elections/
It’s not often these days that we can claim a court victory for the rule of law when it comes to our elections. But today, we can enjoy one little victory as a court in Delaware has struck down as unconstitutional vote by mail.
This July, Delaware Governor John Carney signed a law allowing mail-in voting for any reason. This mail-in voting law violated the Delaware Constitution.
Mail voting creates vulnerabilities in our elections. It might be why the Delaware constitution wanted elections to take place largely in person.
These days, what does a constitution matter when there are bigger issues at stake? And so Delaware lawmakers passed a comprehensive vote by mail law even though they were aware of the constitutional limits on mail voting in President Biden’s home state.
The awareness of the unconstitutionality of mail voting was depressing.
The Delaware Speaker of the House even said at the time about the push to voting by mail, “I don’t know whether it’s constitutional or not constitutional, and neither do you guys or anybody else in here. The best way to get this thing done is to hear this bill, move forward, and let a challenge go to the courts and let them decide it.”
This week, the courts obliged, and declared vote by mail unconstitutional.