HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2770        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1981

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act establishing identification requirements for voters who registered by mail.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

1/21/2011

Joseph F. Wagner

8th Hampden

2/4/2011

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/4/2011

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/27/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2770        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1981

By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1981) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to establishing identification requirements for voters who registered to vote by mail.  Election Laws.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 663 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act establishing identification requirements for voters who registered by mail.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.Section 76B of chapter 54 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (b)(1) and inserting in its place the following:-

(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a person asserting a right to vote in a primary, caucus, preliminary, or other election shall present identification under paragraph (2) if:

(a) the person registered to vote in the city or town by mail after January 1, 2003; and

(b) the person has not previously voted in a primary, caucus, preliminary, or other election in the commonwealth.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.