The Vice Chancellor who overturned Delaware’s vote by mail legislation has issued a stay in the case.
Nathan Cook issued the stay at the request of the state.
Mail-in voting for the recent primary election went forward this month, with Cook’s ruling issued just after the election.
In his ruling that declared mail-in voting unconstitutional, Cook indicated that the high court might revisit the issue after writing that his ruling was based on previous judicial precedent. In the latest ruling, Cook noted that the precedents.
Mail-in voters had earlier been given the option of receiving ballots in every election.
The stay allows state election officials to prepare but not mail ballots.
The legislation was passed after Republicans blocked a constitutional amendment that requires two consecutive two/thirds vote by the General Assembly.
Republicans, supported by the state party, filed the suit that led to Cook’s decision.
The GOP claims mail-in voting runs the risk of fraud, a claim voiced by former President Donald Trump.
Democrats claim the party wants to limit turnout.
Click here for the link to the stay.
