SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1069        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 52

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James B. Eldridge

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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 proposal for constitutional amendment:

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to remove restrictions on absentee ballots.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1069        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 52

By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No. 52) of James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis, Paul R. Heroux, Benjamin Swan and others for a constitutional amendment relative to the removal of restrictions on absentee ballots.  Election Laws.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to remove restrictions on absentee ballots.

 

A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
 

ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
 

SECTION 1: Article CXXI. Article XLV of the Amendments to the Constitution, as appearing in Article CV of the Amendments, is hereby annulled and the following is adopted in place thereof:-

Article XLV. The general court shall have power to provide by law for voting, in the choice of any officer to be elected, or upon any question submitted to the voters