Amendment #12 to H2015

Relative to Studying Voting

Mr. Hill of Ipswich moves to amend the order in House Rule 48, after line 998, by inserting the following two paragraphs:

“The committee on Rules shall investigate the possibility of establishing a system that will allow for secure remote voting and the development, by use of modern technology, of a method for members due to official business directed by the Speaker or ordered by the House or due to hospitalization who are absent from the House Chamber to cast votes remotely.

The committee on Rules shall report the results of its investigation by filing a report with the Clerk of the House on or before the last Wednesday in March, 2015.