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ACLU-DE announces constitutional amendment agenda to expand voting rights in Delaware
“When you take rights away from people, as we’ve seen recently, they don’t like it."
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Common Cause Delaware Beats Back Corporation Voting Bill
Claire Snyder-Hall sits down for an interview with Corporate Crime Reporter about Seaford's corporate voting bill.
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Podcast: Companies Can Vote in Delaware?!
The I Hate Politics podcast speaks with executive director Claire Snyder-Hall about Delaware's corporate voting measure.
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Do Corporations Really Have the Right to Vote?
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Bill Knight: Give corporations the right to vote?
"Artificial entities should not have voting rights.”
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Opinion: Should McDonald’s, Verizon, and Auto Zone have the right to vote?
"Imagine if our politicians openly campaigned for the favor of corporations."
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Bill to allow corporations to vote in Seaford in limbo after state Senate fails to act
The Delaware Senate chose to delay any action on the Seaford city charter corporate voting amendment until next year.
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Some US cities are allowing corporations to vote in local elections in hopes of stimulating the economy
Seaford, Delaware is seeking to give business entities the right to vote in local elections.
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Delaware House approves bill allowing business entities to vote in town’s municipal elections
"In a state with more registered businesses than residents, this bill gives wealthy outsiders the power to override the actual people of Seaford."
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A Delaware city wants to let businesses vote in its elections. It just cleared a key hurdle, but it’s faced pushback
CNN Business covers a controversial proposed amendment to the Seaford city charter, which failed to receive Senate support on Friday.
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Senate Doesn’t Vote on Proposed Charter Change to Give Seaford Businesses a Right to Vote
On Friday, the Delaware Senate adjourned without voting on the controversial Seaford charter amendment that would give artificial entities the right to vote.
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Common Cause Delaware talks corporate voting, gerrymandering, and voter registration
Executive director Claire Snyder-Hall spoke with Teleduction about the latest issues at play in the legislature.
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Delaware Senate Rejects Controversial Seaford Corporate Voting Rights Amendment
“Delaware is infamous for our business-friendly courts and laws, but this is a bridge too far."