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High Scores for Delaware on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard
“The 2024 Democracy Scorecard empowers voters with information to hold their leaders in Washington accountable for a government that works for all."
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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."
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Delaware House Passes Controversial Corporate Voting Rights Amendment
"Corporations have no place in our elections — full stop."
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Delaware House Tees Up Bill to Allow Corporations to Vote
"After Citizens United, this is another step down the road to corporate tyranny."
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The State That May Let Corporations Vote In Elections
The Lever covers a new bill in Delaware that could allow corporations to vote in Seaford.
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Proposed Charter Change to Give Businesses Right to Vote in Seaford
Executive director Claire Snyder-Hall talks to WRDE about a bill that would allow artificial entities and corporations in Seaford to vote in municipal elections.
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TODAY: Delaware House to Hear Reintroduction of Controversial Corporate Voting Rights Bill
Common Cause Delaware strongly opposes bill to allow “artificial entities” to vote in municipal elections
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Op-ed: Bill to allow artificial entities to vote should be shot down
"In short, wealthy people should not be allowed to vote more than once, and corporations should never be allowed to vote. And that is why no other state allows it."
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Op-ed: Artificial entities should not have a vote
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Common Cause Delaware talks with WBOC about Seaford corporate voting bill
Claire Snyder-Hall, executive director of Common Cause Delaware, talks with WBOC a proposed amendment to the Seaford city charter that would allow corporations to vote.
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Delaware House to Hear Controversial Corporate Voting Rights Bill
Common Cause Delaware strongly opposes bill to allow “artificial entities” to vote in municipal elections
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Supporters, opponents spar over Del. bill to reduce voting age for school board elections
"It really is a bold new idea and it would be great for the First State to be the first state to enact it."
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Bill to Lower the Voting Age for School Board Elections is Tabled by Committee
“While this is not the outcome I’d hoped for, I’m grateful that so many experts, advocates, and everyday citizens showed up today to support this legislation"