Did you know companies can vote in Delaware?

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  NPR.

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  Entering one of the most contested election seasons ever,

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  Americans are arguing over everything from how you can vote to who can vote.

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  But in Fenwick Island, a tiny town in Delaware, the fight is whether or not you have to be human to vote.

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  And no, we are not talking about AI.

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  That's because in Fenwick Island, companies are allowed to vote.

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  In fact, the ACLU sued Fenwick Island over this, but the case was dismissed.

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  And now they're appealing to the state Supreme Court.

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  But Fenwick Island's mayor says Fenwick Island's system works just fine.

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  Thank you very much.

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  You know, one of the things

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  that was most disturbing to me to hear is that somehow somebody thought that corporations were taking over Fenwick.

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  And that's just so far from the truth.

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  This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

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  I'm Ricky Mulvey, here with friend of the show, Sally Herships.

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  It's good to have you back, Sally.

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  Hi, thanks for having me.

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  Today on the show, we look at the fight over voting rights for non-humans.

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  This message comes from Capella University.

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  You know that feeling when there's a spark building inside you, that you were meant for more?

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