SENATE DOCKET, NO. 26        FILED ON: 1/3/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 405

 

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 bill:

An Act 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

1/9/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

1/16/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/23/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/31/2019

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


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 26        FILED ON: 1/3/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 405

By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 405) of Adam G. Hinds, Jack Patrick Lewis, Tami L. Gouveia, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation 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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An Act relative to voting rights.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to restore voting rights to incarcerated felons, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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 1 of chapter 50 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 138 and 139, the following words:- “, except if by reason of a felony conviction”.

SECTION 2.  Section 1 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the following words:- “or incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction,”.