2aHawaii
General Topics => Political Discussion => Topic started by: Flapp_Jackson on October 12, 2022, 03:52:35 PM
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The State Supreme Court of Delaware just struck down two new voting laws that are already enacted as being in conflict with the plain language of the state's Constitution.
"Anyone can vote by Mail" and "Same Day Voter Registration" were important laws passed by the legislature to allow voting options that were controversial in the 2020 election.
However, the Supreme Court of the state has ruled that the laws violate the Constitution, and are therefore to be struck down.
It's too hard for them to change their own Constitution, so they just pass laws and hope nobody cares or challenges them.
This, just one month before the 2022 Midterm Elections.
Like it or hate it, these elected elitists need to start following the laws and documents they swore to support, defend and OBEY, or there's going to be a point where the people say "ENOUGH!"
https://news.yahoo.com/delaware-supreme-court-finds-vote-180626997.html
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Hmmmm :grrr: Makes me wonder if Hawaii's mail in ballots are constitutional or not.
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Until law makers are held responsible for bad decisions, things like this will continue. I get the purpose of sovereign immunity, but when they're told repeatedly that X or Y law would violate something, this immunity should be taken away.
Wait till Jan in HI for more gun control. Of course politicians will be told it violates the 2a and the Bruen ruling (text, history, and tradition), but they won't care.
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Until law makers are held responsible for bad decisions, things like this will continue. I get the purpose of sovereign immunity, but when they're told repeatedly that X or Y law would violate something, this immunity should be taken away.
Wait till Jan in HI for more gun control. Of course politicians will be told it violates the 2a and the Bruen ruling (text, history, and tradition), but they won't care.
Hawaii's Constitution is pretty vague and broad in election law:
REGISTRATION; VOTING
Section 4. The legislature shall provide for the registration of voters and for
absentee voting and shall prescribe the method of voting at all elections. Secrecy of
voting shall be preserved; provided that no person shall be required to declare a party
preference or nonpartisanship as a condition of voting in any primary or special primary
election. Secrecy of voting and choice of political party affiliation or nonpartisanship
shall be preserved. [Am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
https://lrb.hawaii.gov/constitution/#articleii
Excerpt from DE Constitution as an example:
There shall be at least two registration days in a period commencing not more than one
hundred and twenty days, nor less than sixty days before, and ending not more than
twenty days, nor less than ten days before, each General Election, on which registration
days persons whose names are not on the list of registered voters established by law for
such election, may apply for registration, and on which registration days applications may
be made to strike from the said registration list names of persons on said list who are not
eligible to vote at such election; provided, however, that such registration may be corrected
as hereinafter provided at any time prior to the day of holding the election.
https://delcode.delaware.gov/constitution/constitution-06.html#P690_112460
One of the problems with adding detailed requirements in the Constitution is it makes needed changes really difficult. Making them too broad, however, leaves the door open for all kinds of abuse and mayhem.