SENATE DOCKET, NO. 950        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 378

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Viriato M. deMacedo

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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 voter identification procedures.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 950        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 378

By Mr. deMacedo, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 378) of Viriato M. deMacedo, Elizabeth A. Poirier, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court relative to establishing voter identification procedures.  Election Laws.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 572 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act establishing voter identification procedures.

 

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 76 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the following sentences:- “An elections official shall ask each voter desiring to vote at a polling place for his full name and address of residence, and the official shall repeat the full name and address of residence of said voter.  The official shall also instruct the voter to present one of the following forms of identification to establish his identity: a Commonwealth of Massachusetts driver’s license, an official Commonwealth of Massachusetts photo identification card, a United States passport, or a Social Security card.”

SECTION 2.  Section 76B of Chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the entire section and inserting the following section in place thereof:-

“Section 76B.  Any person desiring to vote who fails to present the required identification shall not be permitted to vote.”