US Court Nullifies Delaware Laws That Discriminate Against Independent Voters

A US district court in Delaware on Monday found state statutes that prevent independent voters from being appointed as judges to be unconstitutional. Pro-voter reforms are calling it a win as they attempt to break the major parties’ strangling grip over US elections. Article 4, Section 3 of the Delaware Constitution restricted the power of the governor to appoint judges by limiting appointments to members of the Republican and Democratic Parties – an appointment power that spans from chief magistrates of the Justice of the Peace Court to members of...