Election Inspector Sues Delaware Over Early Voting, Permanent Absentee Voter Status
March 1, 2022 | Delaware
An elections inspector in Delaware on Feb. 24 sued the state’s Department of Elections seeking a declaration that its early voting option and permanent absentee voter system were unconstitutional.
Michael Mennella, who has served as an elections inspector in eight polls, filed the lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of Delaware.
In 2019, the Delaware General Assembly passed legislation allowing in-person voting to begin at least 10 days before the 2022 general election.
The statute also permitted registered voters in Delaware to apply for permanent absentee voter status, meaning a voter could apply once for an absentee ballot and, upon request, automatically receive an absentee ballot in every subsequent election.
Mennella’s complaint cited Article 5, Section 1 of the Delaware Constitution, which specified a day certain for the conduct of every biennial general election….(Excerpt from Epoch Times)
