HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 124 FILED ON: 1/6/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 363
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Colleen M. Garry
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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 ensuring election integrity through voter identification.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/6/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 124 FILED ON: 1/6/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 363
By Miss Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 363) of Colleen M. Garry relative to the identification requirements for voters. Election Laws. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 557 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act ensuring election integrity through voter identification.
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 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the following sentences:— “An election officer shall ask each voter desiring to vote at a polling place for his full name and current residence address and repeat the full name and address stated by the voter. The officer shall ask the voter to present any one of the following forms of identification: his Commonwealth of Massachusetts voter registration card, his social security card, his valid Massachusetts driver’s license, or any other identification card issued by a government agency by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; or any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business.”
SECTION 2. Section 76B of Chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 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 suitable identification shall not be permitted to vote.”