HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2746 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 637
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Antonio F. D. Cabral
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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 expand access to voter registration.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol | 1/10/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/21/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 1/20/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/23/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/25/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2746 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 637
By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 637) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others for legislation to expand access to voter registration. Election Laws. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act to expand access to voter registration.
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 33A of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-
“The state secretary shall post the electronic document in English, Spanish and Portuguese and in such additional languages as the secretary deems necessary or as required by law.”.
SECTION 2.Section 36 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, the words “and Spanish” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “, Spanish and Portuguese”.