HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2117 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 670
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 access of official absentee and early voting data.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/17/2019 |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/24/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/17/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/17/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/28/2019 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 1/29/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Alyson M. Sullivan | 7th Plymouth | 1/31/2019 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2117 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 670
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 670) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to access to official absentee and early voter data by state parties. 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 relative to access of official absentee and early voting data.
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. Chapter 9 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after Section 31, the following section:-
Section 32. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the state secretary shall make available to state parties all updated official absentee and early voter data prepared by the election officers and registrars of every city and town in the Commonwealth upon a state party’s request. The request for access to official absentee and early voting data by a state party from the state secretary shall not exceed one request per day. The department of the secretary of state may promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.