HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4020        FILED ON: 6/1/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3745

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

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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 authorizing local voting rights for legal permanent resident non-citizens residing in Amherst.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

3rd Hampshire

6/1/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4020        FILED ON: 6/1/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3745

By Mr. Goldstein-Rose of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3745) of Solomon Goldstein-Rose (by vote of the town) that the town of Amherst be authorized to enter the names of legal permanent resident noncitizens to the list of voters established by the town clerk of said town.  Election Laws.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act authorizing local voting rights for legal permanent resident non-citizens residing in Amherst.

 

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. Notwithstanding the provision of section one of M.G.L. Chapter Fifty-One, or any other general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, legal permanent resident noncitizens eighteen years or older who reside in Amherst may, upon application, have their name entered on a list of voters established by the Town Clerk for the Town of Amherst and may thereafter vote in any election for local offices or local ballot questions.

Section 2. The Select Board of Amherst is authorized to formulate regulations and guidelines to implement the purpose of this act.

Section 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed to confer upon legal permanent resident noncitizens the right to vote for any state or federal office or any state or federal ballot question.