Corporations Can Vote in Some Delaware Elections, Judge Says (1)
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Corporations, partnerships, trusts, limited liability companies, and other “artificial entities” have the right to vote in Delaware elections under some circumstances, a judge said in a novel ruling Tuesday.
  • WesternInfidels@feddit.onlineEnglish
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    12 days ago

    The lawsuit [doesn’t] show “that entity property owners vote sufficiently as a bloc to usually defeat the preferred candidates of natural persons…”

    This is “no harm no foul,” except it’s a judge and he’s actually making this argument seriously.

    “Persons” don’t vote. Citizens do.

    • IamSparticles@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Just to drive that home, here are the voting requirements from the Delaware Dept. of Elections:

      You may register to vote in Delaware if you:

      • Are a citizen of the United States; AND
      • Are a resident of Delaware (Delaware is your home); AND
      • Will be 18 years old on or before the date of the next General Election.

      I don’t see how any of the listed entities could meet those criteria.

      • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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        11 days ago

        Some corporations are over 18 years of age, so no problem there. And we already know that they’re citizens, while the plebian inhabitants of the country are merely consumers. So it all works out.