Del. Supreme Court Upholds Permanent Absentee Voting Statute

Delaware Supreme Court denies Hocker’s absentee voting challenge

The Delaware Supreme Court knocked down a challenge to the state’s absentee voting protocols earlier this week, rejecting Senate Minority Leader Gerald Hocker’s (R-Ocean View) claim the system is unconstitutional.

Permanent absentee voting withstands state Supreme Court appeal

A challenge to Delaware’s absentee voting process went nowhere after the Delaware Supreme Court Sept. 21 upheld an earlier Chancery Court decision that the process is constitutional. Sen. Gerald Hocker, R-Ocean View, and independent candidate ...

AG Jennings announces Delaware Supreme Court victory protecting permanent absentee voting - State of Delaware News

Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that the Delaware Supreme Court has sided with Delaware, denying a challenge from State Senator Gerald Hocker and upholding the state’s permanent absentee voting statute.  On September 21, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling affirming a Chancery Court decision that upheld permanent absentee voting, noting that […]

Del. Supreme Court upholds permanent absentee voting statute

A constitutional challenge to one option for voting in Delaware has been rejected by the state's highest court.

Delaware Supreme Court upholds permanent absentee voting

Justices say voters must qualify for each election; challengers question how the state checks whether they still do DOVER, Del. — The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the state’s permanent absentee voting law Monday, clearing the way for qualified voters on the permanent absentee list to receive ballots for the Nov. 3 general election. The ruling leaves lawmakers with a policy ...

Supreme Court upholds permanent absentee voting for 2nd time

The Delaware Supreme Court again sided with state officials in denying a second challenge to the state’s permanent absentee voting law