municipal elections

A Superior Court judge recently ruled the town of Fenwick Island’s policy allowing artificial entities like LLCs to vote in its municipal elections is legal, rejecting an ACLU lawsuit against the small coastal town challenging the practice.Although it was a lower court ruling that didn't set policy or precedent for the state, the decision attracted attention from national media outlets.And a leading House Democrat is seeking to amend Delaware’s constitution, to end the practice of these entities voting in Delaware elections.This week, Delaware Public Media state politics reporter Bente Bouthier delved into this issue with Lawrence Cunningham, Director of University of Delaware’s John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance.

Craig Thier and Suzanne Goode will be sworn in September 20.

Delaware is tied for last place in the lateness of its statewide primary, and State Rep. Stephanie T. Bolden is attempting to pass legislation for the ninth time to change that.

In a small but close election, Dr. Julia Pillsbury wins the vacant seat on the Dover City Council Tuesday night.

Dover’s April 20th municipal election has a single contested race with three candidates vying for the Dover City Council's at-large council seat. And Delaware Public Media’s Roman Battaglia talked to all three of those candidates