HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2543        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 581

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sean Garballey

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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 online voter registration.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/17/2013

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

 

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

 

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

 

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

 

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

 

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

 

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

 

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

 

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

 

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

26th Middlesex

 

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

 

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

 

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2543        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 581

By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 581) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to establish online voter registration.  Election Laws.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 298 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act establishing online voter registration.

 

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 33 of Chapter 51 of the General Laws is herby amended by inserting after Section 33 the following section:-

Section 33A.  The state secretary will create and maintain an online portal allowing citizens to complete an affidavit of registration online.  Such registration will be transmitted by the secretary to the appropriate local registrar.  The online affidavit will use the registrants’ signature from the Registry of Motor Vehicles records; the Registrar of Motor Vehicles shall make appropriate provisions to facilitate the electronic transfer of the image of the signature to the Central Voter Registry.  If such signature cannot be found using the online affidavit of registration form the applicant will be so informed and given the option to print the affidavit of registration, append their signature, and mail it directly to the appropriate registrar of voters.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to change any registration deadline or qualification of voting.

Section 2.  Section 42H of Chapter 51 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word “delivery”, the following words:-, "and through the online portal."