Tag: Matt Meyer

  • Delaware becomes the 12th state to enact a state-level voting rights act

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    On Aug. 6, Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) signed legislation making Delaware the 12th state to enact a state-level voting rights act. Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting nationwide, some states have enacted state-level voting rights acts. The provisions of these laws vary, but they…

  • Matt Meyer (D) won the Democratic primary for Governor of Delaware

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    Matt Meyer (D) won the Democratic primary for Governor of Delaware on September 10, 2024, defeating Bethany Hall-Long (D), and Collin O'Mara (D). Spotlight Delaware's Karl Baker wrote that the trio’s campaign funds “far surpass[ed] past fundraising totals in gubernatorial races at the same stage of the campaign, except those from the 2008 contest—the last…

  • Bethany Hall-Long (D), Matt Meyer (D), and Collin O'Mara (D) are running in the Democratic primary for governor in Delaware on Sept. 10

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    Bethany Hall-Long (D), Matt Meyer (D), and Collin O'Mara (D) are running in the Democratic primary for governor in Delaware on September 10, 2024. Spotlight Delaware's Karl Baker wrote that the trio’s campaign funds “far surpass past fundraising totals in gubernatorial races at the same stage of the campaign, except those from the 2008 contest—the…