HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2433        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 593

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 relative to overseas absentee voting.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/17/2013

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/29/2013

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

1/30/2013

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/18/2013

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

1st Plymouth

1/25/2013

Donald Humason

 

 

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

 

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

 

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

 

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

 

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

 

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

 

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

 

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

 

Daniel B. Winslow

9th Norfolk

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2433        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 593

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 593) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to overseas absentee voting.  Election Laws.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1976 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to overseas absentee voting.

 

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. Subsection (a) of section 91B of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words, "subsections (b) and (c)," and inserting in place thereof the following words:- subsections (b), (c), and (d),

SECTION 2. Section 91B of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following subsection:-

(d) To a voter qualified under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 USC section 1973ff-2), the ballot may be delivered electronically by fax, e-mail, or secure website. The secretary of state may promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.

SECTION 3. Section 95 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3,9 the words “tenth”, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- twentieth

SECTION 4. Section 99 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “ten”, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- twenty