The Delaware Supreme Court ruled on Friday that universal voting by mail and same day election day registrations are unconstiutional.
In the legal decision, the Delaware Justices justified their decision saying the Delaware constitution does not allow for the expansion of voting by mail for absentee voters and same-day voting registrations specicifally conflicts with the time period allotted for registration spelled out in the constitution.
The voting bills in legal question were jammed through Delaware’s General Assembly by the Democrats and signed into law by the Democratic Governor, John Carney, which the Justices found violated the constitutional restrictions on absentee voting.
In response to the courts decision, the state Republican Party chair, Jane Brady said “I am very pleased the court recognized that the language of the constitution really matters. This is a win for the rule of law.” Both Brady and the GOP nominee for Attorney General, Julianne Murray, represented the plaintiffs suit in the supreme court.
The Democrats in Delaware immediately blamed Republicans and suggested they would go to extreme lengths to prevent people from voting. The Democratic leaders in the Delaware state House and Senate were disappointed with the ruling and issued a statement, “Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s decision reinforces that our previous efforts to amend Delaware’s constitution for voting is more important now than ever.”
In response to the courts decisions, the Republican minority leaders explained, “the sponsors and Democrats ignored our concerns, dismissed expert legal testimony, and passed both pieces of legislation anyway. Today, however, the rule of law prevailed.”