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Bill H.63 188th (Current)

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting by qualified voters of the Commonwealth

By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by proposal, House, No. 63) of William M. Straus and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to absentee voting by qualified voters of the Commonwealth. Election Laws.

Sponsors:	William M. Straus
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Article XLV of the articles of amendment to the Constitution, as amended by Articles LXXVI and CV of said articles of amendment, is hereby annulled and the following is adopted in place thereof:-

The general court shall have power to provide by law for voting, in the choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question submitted at an election, by qualified voters of the commonwealth who, at the time of such an election, are absent from the city or town of which they are inhabitants or are unable by reason of physical disability to cast their votes in person at the polling places or who hold religious beliefs in conflict with the act of voting on the day on which such an election is to be held, or by qualified voters of the commonwealth who might otherwise choose to vote prior to the date of the election.

Actions for Bill H.63
Date	Branch	Action
1/22/2013	House	Referred to the committee on Election Laws
1/22/2013	Senate	Senate concurred
4/2/2013	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 03/27/2013 from 02:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
4/29/2013	House	Committee recommended ought to pass
4/29/2013	House	Placed on file
4/29/2013	Senate	Committee recommended ought to pass
4/29/2013	Senate	Placed on file
5/6/2013	House	Called for consideration in the joint session

Petitioners: William M. Straus, William N. Brownsberger, James M. Cantwell, Jennifer E. Benson, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Patricia D. Jehlen, Stephen Kulik, Kay Khan, Jay R. Kaufman, Timothy R. Madden, Paul W. Mark, Alice H. Peisch, Elizabeth A. Poirier, Denise Provost, Sarah K. Peake, Michael J. Rodrigues, Tom Sannicandro, David P. Linsky, Daniel B. Winslow, Martha M. Walz, Patricia A. Haddad, Chris Walsh, Louis L. Kafka, Linda D. Forry, Lori A. Ehrlich, Jason M. Lewis, Josh S. Cutler, Christopher G. Fallon, Ruth B. Balser, Bradley H. Jones, Paul McMurtry, Peter V. Kocot, Anne M. Gobi, Jonathan Hecht, Thomas P. Conroy, Thomas M. Stanley, Timothy J. Toomey, Marjorie C. Decker, Kate Hogan, James J. O'Day, James Arciero, Sean Garballey

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Bill H.63 188th (Current)

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting by qualified voters of the Commonwealth

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