"The Delaware House is once again set to vote Tuesday on a bill that would allow hundreds of LLCs to vote in local elections in the town of Seaford, pop. 8,500.
The bill was pulled from the schedule last week after receiving national scrutiny — but now it's back"
this seems very not good
https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1673417327327473685
@exiliaex what the hell? this is just baffling on every level
i want to know the story behind this. because if delaware is allowing companies to vote as people in one specific town there has to be a story behind it.
@exiliaex judging by these articles i found:
https://www.wmdt.com/2023/06/bill-to-allow-corporations-to-vote-in-seaford-stalls-in-legislature/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/one-delaware-city-is-poised-to-give-corporations-the-right-to-vote/ar-AA1cRrXU
seaford’s city council requested this. they are not the first town to do this, with the (stated) reason that these entities have contributed to the town and have a stake in it
the bill is currently stalled, alongside a bill that would ban all cities in delaware from allowing corporations to vote. so it’ll be a while before either happens.