HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1024        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 617

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Moran

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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:

Michael J. Moran

18th Suffolk

1/15/2013

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/15/2013

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/15/2013

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/15/2013

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/15/2013

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/15/2013

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

26th Middlesex

1/15/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1024        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 617

By Mr. Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 617) of Michael J. Moran 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.