Delaware Sued Over Inability of Pretrial Detainees, or Persons in Jail for a Misdemeanor, to Vote

On December 7, an organization representing incarcerated persons filed a federal lawsuit in Delaware, to protect the ability of such individuals to vote. People who are in jail for a misdemeanor, and persons who are in jail pending trial, are theoretically permitted to vote in Delaware and all states. However, in practice, in Delaware, they cannot. Prisoners Legal Advocacy v Carney, 1:23cv-1397.

The state claims that such persons may vote absentee, but the law says they can only do so if they allege that they need an absentee ballot for reasons related to their employment. The plaintiffs argue that this conclusion is neither plausible nor is it safe to prevent prisoners from being charged with vote fruad. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Trump appointee. Here is the Complaint.


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Delaware Sued Over Inability of Pretrial Detainees, or Persons in Jail for a Misdemeanor, to Vote — 2 Comments

  1. Oh wow. I didn’t realize their letting miss demeanors vote. I have felony of course, plus warrants and fines and fees and all.

    But like I said I did time in county and Florida state (the “college” not the university) so I done spent plenty time with plenty them deminors type Florida mens.

    And having done did that, now, there ain’t no way on God’s green earth you or any body gone tell me they should let them boys boys vote.

    I ain’t even being jealous or nothin. Imma put up my big ole Jones Santos sign soon as I get her painted up over that nasty ole Witch Hillary one my wife done left when she took Ricket and the kids up to her mama (also Hillary) and granddaddy Joe and them while I was up north studying and all which the neighbors just keep shooting up. And skip the lines.

    I heard theirs an app everyone can vote in now, skip the lines, and it don’t even matter who you are or where or how old or where you’re from or mentally intapacitsted etc.

    Or how many times you vote. You could be a bot for all their care, it’s just more ad revenoo for them. I got me a chicken voting all day on my old busted Obama phone. Needless to say of course they couldn’t care less where you done your time or how much , much less about no dog gone fines, fees or warrants.

    Anyways, and I don’t get to say this often, but Kudos to Delaware State and the rest of y’all should disenfranchise the lil league crooks

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