SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2112        FILED ON: 3/2/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2052

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 to fairly fund early voting.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

 

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

 

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

 

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

3/3/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

3/3/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

3/3/2017

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

3/3/2017

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

3/3/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

3/6/2017

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

3/3/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

3/3/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

3/6/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

3/6/2017

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

3/6/2017

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

3/6/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

3/6/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/7/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

3/6/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

3/6/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

3/6/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

3/6/2017

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

3/6/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

3/6/2017

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

3/7/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

3/7/2017

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

3/7/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

3/7/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

3/7/2017

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

4/6/2017

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

3/8/2017

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

3/8/2017

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

3/8/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

3/8/2017

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

3/8/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

3/8/2017

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

3/8/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

3/8/2017

James M. Kelcourse

1st Essex

3/8/2017

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

3/8/2017

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

4/5/2017

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

3/9/2017

Michael J. Rodrigues

First Bristol and Plymouth

3/9/2017

Kenneth J. Donnelly

Fourth Middlesex

3/10/2017

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

3/13/2017

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

3/17/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

4/4/2017

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

4/12/2017

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex

10/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2112        FILED ON: 3/2/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2052

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.           ) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bruce E. Tarr, Ryan C. Fattman, Richard J. Ross, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to fairly fund early voting.  Election Laws.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act to fairly fund early voting.

 

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 25B of Chapter 54 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection:-

“(r) The commonwealth shall reimburse each city and town to the full extent of the amounts expended for mandated early voting procedures and operations. The state treasurer shall annually, on or before July 1st of the year following the election for which reimbursement is being sought, pay to cities and towns, the sums required for such reimbursement and approved by the secretary of state pursuant to section 2 herein. Each city and town may establish an Early Voting Reimbursement Fund. Reimbursements made by the commonwealth pursuant to this section may be deposited into the fund and may carry forward for 1 fiscal year.”

SECTION 2. Section 25B of Chapter 54 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting in subsection (o) the following at the end thereof:-

“including the means to seek, process and approve reimbursement subject to subsection (r)”