SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1126        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 366

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Barrett

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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 relative to early voting in municipal elections.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

 

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/24/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/25/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/30/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/31/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

2/3/2017

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1126        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 366

By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 366) of Michael J. Barrett, John W. Scibak, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to early voting in municipal elections.  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 relative to early voting in municipal elections.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 25B of chapter 54 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (a), as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, the following subsection:-

(a½) The election officers and registrars of a city or town that accepts this subsection shall allow a qualified voter, as defined in section 1 of chapter 51, to cast a ballot for a municipal election that is not held at the same time as a biennial state election during the early voting period as set forth in this section.  This subsection shall only take effect in a city or town upon the approval of the legislative body and the acceptance by the voters of the city or town on a ballot question at the next regular municipal or state election.