MA H671

Bill

MA H671

Relative to unenrolled election workers

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to unenrolled election workers. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 13 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws in Massachusetts. The key change is that election workers, who are required to be registered voters, can now include those who are unenrolled in a political party, in addition to being appointed equally from the two leading political parties. This provides more flexibility in the selection of election workers, while still maintaining equal representation from the major parties.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (11)

Jay Barrows (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Matt Muratore (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R), Mike Soter (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4403 (on 02/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H671

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H671
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H671.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1598	Relative to worker’s compensation insurance	Committee recommended ought NOT to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H1618	Protecting workers' wages from arbitrary recoupment of overpayments	Accompanied a new draft, see H4170	Similar To
H3856	Granting the City of Somerville the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for City of Somerville residents aged 16 and 17 years old	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H3859	Authorizing the City of Boston to offer early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H3860	Relative to election procedures in the City of Boston	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H3936	Validating a certain election in the town of Boylston	Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4034	Relative to recall elections in the town of Charlton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4161	Relative to youth voter engagement	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H4403	Election Laws	Reported, in part, by H639	Replaced by
H653	Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S1481	Relative to non-clerical workers of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority	Accompanied H2176	Similar To
S2275	Providing for recall elections in the town of Westport	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 86 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2290	Providing for recall elections in the town of East Bridgewater	Laid before the Governor	Similar To
S2291	Granting noncitizen permanent residents in the town of Warwick the right to vote in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S2401	Protecting injured workers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2428	Relative to a loan repayment program for human service workers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2429	Relative to fair pay for comparable work	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2440	Relative to local housing authority board member elections	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S406	Promoting access to democracy in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1598

Relative to worker’s compensation insurance

Committee recommended ought NOT to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H1618

Protecting workers' wages from arbitrary recoupment of overpayments

Accompanied a new draft, see H4170

Similar To

H3856

Granting the City of Somerville the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for City of Somerville residents aged 16 and 17 years old

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H3859

Authorizing the City of Boston to offer early voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H3860

Relative to election procedures in the City of Boston

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H3936

Validating a certain election in the town of Boylston

Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4034

Relative to recall elections in the town of Charlton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4161

Relative to youth voter engagement

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H4403

Election Laws

Reported, in part, by H639

Replaced by

H653

Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

S1481

Relative to non-clerical workers of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

Accompanied H2176

Similar To

S2275

Providing for recall elections in the town of Westport

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 86 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2290

Providing for recall elections in the town of East Bridgewater

Laid before the Governor

Similar To

S2291

Granting noncitizen permanent residents in the town of Warwick the right to vote in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S2401

Protecting injured workers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2428

Relative to a loan repayment program for human service workers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2429

Relative to fair pay for comparable work

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2440

Relative to local housing authority board member elections

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S406

Promoting access to democracy in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

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