Amendment ID: S2545-35-R1

Redraft Amendment 35

Comprehensive Public Awareness Campaign

Ms. Rausch, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. O'Connor, Eldridge, Gomez and Keenan move that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new section:- 

SECTION XX: Not later than June 10, 2022, the state secretary shall conduct a public awareness campaign to inform voters in the commonwealth of the provisions of this act, including, but not limited to: (i) measures to promote public awareness of election day registration in all elections; (ii) options for expanded mail voting; (iii) the availability of accommodations for voters with a disability; (iii) the availability of accommodations under section 79 of chapter 54 for a voter who has limited English proficiency; and (iv) information explaining the processing of mail in ballots time to tabulate the results of the election may last a few days past the day of the election. The public awareness campaign shall: (i) be linguistically diverse and culturally competent; (ii) shall include, but not be limited to, outreach through digital and social media; and (iii) ensure specific outreach is done for groups and communities that have historically underused vote-by-mail and early voting.