With more than 1.8 million entities registered in the First State, companies outnumber its human residents by nearly two-to-one. One city moving to raise businesses' influence in the state even further, with a proposal to grant them the right to vote.
registered in the First State, companies outnumber its human residents by nearly two-to-one.
The proposal has rekindled a debate over how much power corporations should have in local government, with fierce opposition from civic interest groups who say businesses already wield too much influence over politics. "These are folks that have fully invested in their community with the money, with their time, with their sweat. We want them to have a voice if they choose to take it," Seaford mayor David Genshaw told local station
Under the proposal, corporate entities must register as voters with City Hall and include a list of their beneficial owners; city officials are then intended to cross-check these lists with resident voter rolls to prevent double voting, according to the proposal.
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