 DOJ recommends commissioners hold a FOIA-compliant meeting, then ratify their vote. In a statement, Rehoboth Beach Mayor Stan Mills says the board is disappointed with the DOJ's determination. Rachel Sawicki, Delaware Public Media. Delaware Supreme Court upholds early voting and permanent absentee voting, reversing a February lower court ruling. The court did not weigh in on the constitutionality of the voting procedures, but rather ruled the plaintiffs, Senate Republican Leader Gerald Hawker and a former elections inspector, did not have standing.