HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1017        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 614

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Aaron Michlewitz

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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 pre-registration of voters.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Aaron Michlewitz

3rd Suffolk

1/15/2013

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/15/2013

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/15/2013

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/15/2013

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

2/1/2013

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/15/2013

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

1/15/2013

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

1/15/2013

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/15/2013

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

1/15/2013

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

1/15/2013

Jeffrey Sánchez

15th Suffolk

1/15/2013

Linda Dorcena Forry

12th Suffolk

1/15/2013

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Carlos Henriquez

5th Suffolk

1/15/2013

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

1/15/2013

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

26th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Daniel A. Wolf

Cape and Islands

1/15/2013

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

1/15/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1017        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 614

By Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 614) of Aaron Michlewitz and others for legislation to authorize persons to pre-register to vote prior to their eighteenth birthday.  Election Laws.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1979 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 pre-registration of voters.

 

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

Section 47A of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: A person who is otherwise qualified may pre-register on or after that person’s sixteen birthday and may vote in any election occurring on or after that person’s eighteenth birthday.