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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.527 194th (Current)

An Act relative to early voting cost reimbursements

By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 527) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation relative to early voting cost reimbursements. Election Laws.

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Bill Information

Presenter:
Rebecca L. Rausch
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Rather than continually burdening local budgets with significant early voting costs and expenditures that then need to be reimbursed, this bill would provide towns and cities with early voting funds in advance, not in arrears, based on prior years’ expenditures. Typical costs include additional personnel, overtime pay for hourly municipal personnel to set up, break down, and staff mandated early voting polling locations, overtime pay for data entry into the long-outdated Secretary of State’s Voter Registration Information System, and the costs of voting booths and privacy screens.
* The bill summary was created by the Primary Sponsor of the bill; no committee of the General Court certifies the accuracy of its contents.

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