HOUSE  .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   No. 73

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 1, 2021.                         

The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Bill further providing for early voting by mail (House, No. 71), reports recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting therefor the accompanying bill (House, No. 73).

For the committee,

AARON MICHLEWITZ.

        FILED ON: 3/1/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 73

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act further providing for early voting by mail.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith for continued early voting by mail, 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. Subsection (a) of section 1 of chapter 45 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by striking out the words “June 30, 2020”, as inserted by section 1 of chapter 92 of the acts of 2020, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2021.

SECTION 2. Said subsection (a) of said section 1 of said chapter 45 is hereby further amended by striking out the words “August 1, 2020”, as inserted by section 2 of said chapter 92,  and inserting in place thereof the following words:- August 1, 2021.

SECTION 3. Section 1A of said chapter 45, as appearing in section 3 of said chapter 92, is hereby amended by striking out the words “July 31, 2020” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2021.

SECTION 4. Subsection (a) of chapter 255 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by striking out the words “March 31, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2021.

SECTION 5. Subsection (b) of said chapter 255 is hereby amended by striking out the words “March 31, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2021.

SECTION 6. Subsection (c) of said chapter 255 is hereby amended by striking out the words “March 31, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2021.

SECTION 7. Subsection (l) of said chapter 255 is hereby amended by striking out the words “March 31, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2021.