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Education Equity in 2024
Violations of students’ rights, historic underfunding of public schools, systemic racism, and harsh disciplinary practices are common occurrences behind school walls. All Delaware students deserve a safe, equitable, and proficient education. Delaware schools should foster an environment where all students belong by including students in academic and enrichment experiences that prepare them for life after grade school – both academically and personally. Addressing inequity in education at the roots of the issues can help us make that vision a reality.
Schools are the heart of our communities, and children are the future of our country. The state of our education systems is directly connected to public health, incarceration rates, employment, economic success, and more. Whether you have children in school now or not, electing candidates who are committed to prioritizing education equity helps protect some of the most vulnerable student populations who are often excluded from the conversation and the community.
Our Education Equity Platform
Learn more about budget equity issues to consider when voting.
Immigrant's Rights
Upholding the rights and civil liberties of immigrants is important to all of us. When the government has the power to deny due process and other legal rights to one vulnerable group, everyone’s rights are at risk.
As political attacks on immigrants have escalated in recent years, the stakes have only increased. This election season, we as voters must commit to pushing back against cruel anti immigrant policies and defending the constitutionally guaranteed rights and civil liberties of every person in this country — regardless of documentation, refugee, or immigration status.
Our Immigrants’ Rights Platform
Learn more about what to consider when casting a pro-immigrants’ rights ballot.
Reproductive Freedom
Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe, 14 states have enacted near-total abortion bans, and two states have banned abortion past six weeks of pregnancy. At a time when millions of people across the country are being stripped of their right to make decisions about their bodies, it’s more important than ever for Delaware to ensure that we remain a haven for access to care – for Delawareans, and for those who are forced to leave their state to receive the care they need.
Delaware has already been a leader by codifying abortion rights in state law. Right now, we have the opportunity to support candidates who will work to enhance abortion protections and expand access to reproductive healthcare services. Becoming a part of the rising tide of people in Delaware standing up for abortion rights and reproductive freedom means casting ballots that reflect these priorities at the polls this election season.
Our Reproductive Freedom Platform
Learn more about what to consider when casting a pro-reproductive freedom ballot.
Justice Reform 2024
Ending the era of mass incarceration means dismantling the “tough-on-crime” approach and racial bias that has come to define justice reform. Too many Delaware residents have been adversely affected by the criminal legal system, which disproportionately impacts people of color. From instances of police violence to the barriers to jobs, education, and housing due to a record — the devastating consequences of our harsh, ineffective, and costly criminal legal system have fallen overwhelmingly on low-income people and Black and brown communities.
Justice reform in Delaware means reducing the size of our prison population so that more resources can be devoted to high-quality programs that support communities and reduce the footprint of mass incarceration. 68 percent of Delawareans agree that only people on probation who have been arrested for a new crime should be sent back to prison. In addition, an overwhelming 90 percent of Delawareans agree that a person’s economic means should not limit their opportunity for a second chance.
Delaware needs elected officials who are dedicated to ending mass incarceration and challenging racial disparities in our justice system. This election season, let’s support candidates who are willing to fix our broken probation system, expand access to second chances, protect the rights of those incarcerated, reform harsh sentencing laws, end unjust practices like cash bail, combat racial inequities, and push for investments in alternatives to policing and prisons.
Our Smart Justice Platform
Learn more about what Smart Justice issues to consider when casting your ballot.
Voting Rights
The fight for democracy remains as critical as ever. Currently, early in-person and permanent absentee voting are at risk because they are not explicitly enshrined in our constitution. Additionally, Delaware is 1 of only 10 states in the country that permanently disenfranchises its returning citizens, if the states that only permanently disenfranchise for election-related offenses are removed.
Opponents of democracy lodged a successful lawsuit against Delaware’s same-day registration and no-excuse vote by mail laws in 2022. And previous efforts to expand voting rights through constitutional amendments have stalled out due to divisiveness on voting rights issues that intensified following the 2020 presidential election and sparked baseless, partisan efforts to sow doubts about election integrity.
This election season, we must elect those who will work to broaden ballot access and allow all eligible Delawareans the ability to exercise their right to vote in a meaningful, safe, and secure manner. Our right to vote–the cornerstone of our democracy–must be protected.
Our Voting Rights Platform
Learn more about what to consider when casting a pro-voting rights ballot.