SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2655

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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SENATE, February 7, 2024.

The committee on Election Laws, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 405) of Michael J. Barrett for legislation to mandate the posting of identification requirements at polling places; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 407) of Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to election day registration; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 408) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to the annual street listing; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 409) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to specially qualified voters; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 412) of Robin Chen for legislation to enable children’s right to vote; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 413) of Lydia Edwards for legislation to require rank choice voting for Senate special elections; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 414) of James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to fair elections; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 416) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to establish the state primary to the second Tuesday of May; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 417) of Paul R. Feeney for legislation to protect the integrity of town meetings; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 419) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation to establish an early electronic voting option for municipal elections; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 420) of Cindy F. Friedman, Sal N. DiDomenico, Michael J. Barrett, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the Senate for legislation to promote political participation; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 424) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation for political party endorsement reform; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 425) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation for primary election reform; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 426) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to improve the fairness, and public transparency of all individuals, who may have, and/or intersect, with election officials, in the commonwealth of Massachusetts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 427) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to the representation on board of registrars; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 429) of Liz Miranda (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to grant the city of Boston the authority to endow legal voting rights in municipal elections for city of Boston residents aged 16 and 17 years old; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 430) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation to limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 432) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation relative to ensure a complete, accurate, and equitable census count; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 433) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Lydia Edwards, James K. Hawkins, James B. Eldridge and others for legislation to provide a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 434) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to require tax return disclosure to appear on a presidential primary ballot; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 435) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to promote democracy in primary elections; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 438) of Rebecca L. Rausch and James B. Eldridge for legislation to ensure municipal participation of the widest eligible range; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 439) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Lydia Edwards and James B. Eldridge for legislation to improve voting access and elections infrastructure; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 441) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to fairly fund early voting, report the accompanying Order  (Senate, No. 2655).

For the committee,

John F. Keenan

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2655

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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Ordered, That the committee on Election Laws be authorized and directed to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents numbered 405, 407, 408, 409, 412, 413, 414, 416, 417, 419, 420, 424, 425, 426, 427, 429, 430, 432, 433, 434, 435, 438, 439, and 441 relative to election laws matters.