SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1949 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 389
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Harriette L. Chandler
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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 ensuring municipal participation of the widest eligible range.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester |
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Andres X. Vargas | 3rd Essex |
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Dylan A. Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket |
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Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 1/18/2019 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 1/23/2019 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 1/24/2019 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 1/25/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 1/29/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 1/29/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Daniel J. Hunt | 13th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/31/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 2/2/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 2/28/2019 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 6/18/2019 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 1/14/2020 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/22/2020 |
Cindy F. Friedman | Fourth Middlesex | 1/22/2020 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1949 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 389
By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 389) of Harriette L. Chandler, Andres X. Vargas, Dylan A. Fernandes, Julian Cyr and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure municipal participation of the widest eligible range. 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 ensuring municipal participation of the widest eligible range.
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 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 1F the following section:- Section 1G. Every citizen 16 or 17 years of age, who is a resident in the city or town where he or she claims the right to vote at the time he or she registers, and who has complied with the requirements of this chapter, may have his or her name entered on the list of voters in a city or town accepting this section in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4, and may vote therein in any election for officers in such city or town.