Mon Oct 10, 2022 – 12:12 pm EDT
DOVER, Delaware (LifeSiteNews) – Delaware’s highest court struck down universal mail-in balloting, ruling that its implementation violated the state constitution.
The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware ruled on October 7 that a lower court’s ruling striking down the state statute should be upheld.
It also struck down a same-day voter registration law. The state’s highest court announced it would provide further details on its decision at a later date, but expedited the decision because election officials planned to mail ballots starting today.
A September 14 ruling struck down the universal mail-in balloting legislation but allowed same-day voter registration to continue. The state’s constitution provides specific examples of when absentee voting is allowed, including when someone is a public service worker, such as a police officer or in the military, or when someone has a physical disability.
Election integrity group Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), which challenged the laws, praised the ruling in a statement.
“This is a win for the rule of law in Delaware’s Elections,” PILF President J. Christian Adams stated in a news release. “This law violated the plain text of the Delaware Constitution
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