In a case challenging a Delaware a vote-by-mail statute, the State Democracy Research Initiative argued that the state constitution's commitment to democratic principles counsels in favor of upholding the vote-by-mail statute. The Delaware Supreme Court held that the statute was unconstitutional.
The State Democracy Research Initiative’s Miriam Seifter and Robert Yablon, along with seven other national recognized legal scholars in expertise on state constitutional law, have submitted an amicus brief in the case Higgin v. Albence before the Delaware Supreme Court. The case concerns the state constitutionality of two new statutes in the state of Delaware, the Same-Day Registration Statute, which allows Delaware citizens to register to vote the same day as the election, and the Vote-by-Mail Statute, which lets citizens cast their ballot by mail for general election for any reason.
On October 7, 2022, the Delaware Supreme Court issued an order finding both statutes unconstitutional.