SENATE DOCKET, NO. 25        FILED ON: 1/3/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 12

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Adam G. Hinds

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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 proposal for constitutional amendment:

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting rights.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

 

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/23/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/23/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

2/1/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

2/1/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/19/2019

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

3/11/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

4/10/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

4/17/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 25        FILED ON: 1/3/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 12

By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No. 12) of Adam G. Hinds, Jack Patrick Lewis, Jason M. Lewis, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting rights.  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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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting rights.

 

A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
 

ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
 

SECTION 1. Article III of the Amendments to the Constitution, as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “, excepting persons who are incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction, and”, inserted by Article CXX of the Amendments to the Constitution.