MA H687

Bill

Relative to post-election audits

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize risk-limiting audits after certain elections. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the use of risk-limiting audits following certain elections in Massachusetts, including biennial state elections, state primaries preceding biennial state elections, presidential primaries, and special general elections for Senator in Congress, Representative in Congress, and Governor. If a risk-limiting audit is conducted statewide, the jurisdictions participating in that audit will be exempt from the fixed audit prescribed in the existing law.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (22)

John Barrett (D), Natalie Blais (D), Linda Campbell (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mike Connolly (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Mindy Domb (D), Dan Donahue (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Denise Garlick (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kate Hogan (D), Paul Mark (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Rogers (D), Tom Stanley (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H687

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H687
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H687.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1302	Relative to condominium elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5089	Similar To
H2445	Increasing citizen participation in elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	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
H721	Relating to post-election audits	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	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
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
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
S414	To use of ranked choice voting in elections	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1302

Relative to condominium elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5089

Similar To

H2445

Increasing citizen participation in elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

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

H721

Relating to post-election audits

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

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

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

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

S414

To use of ranked choice voting in elections

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

Similar To

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