Did you know companies can vote in Delaware? Some lawmakers trying to stop it

NPR | By Sally Herships,

Ricky Mulvey

Published August 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM MDT

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We're entering another contested election cycle with arguments over who can vote and how. But a community in Delaware is at the center of a more fundamental question: do you have to be human to vote?

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