SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2418        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 accountability for defective and spoiled ballots..

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2418        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to accountability for defective and spoiled ballots..

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 105 of Chapter 54 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end the following:-- " A record of the number of ballots so marked shall be recorded. If any ballots so marked are subsequently counted, the reasons therefore shall be documented and available for public inspection."

Section 2: Section 81 of Chapter 54 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end the following:-- "The number of ballots so marked shall be recorded. The number of any ballots so marked that are subsequently counted shall be recorded, and the reasons, therefore, shall be documented and available for public inspection."