MA H665

Bill

Relative to election ballots

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 election ballots. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends sections of Massachusetts law related to election ballots. Specifically, it requires official ballots used for elections to be identical in all respects to the official ballots designated under existing law. The bill also includes a provision stating that the act shall take effect upon its passage.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (12)

Jennifer Benson (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mindy Domb (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Sean Garballey (D), Rich Haggerty (D), Sheila Harrington (R), Chris Hendricks (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Tom Stanley (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H665

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H665
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H665.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1302	Relative to condominium elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5089	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
H4034	Relative to recall elections in the town of Charlton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4403	Election Laws	Reported, in part, by H639	Replaced by
H680	Relative to youth voting and civic participation	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H681	To extend early voting for all elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H719	Relative to ranked choice voting	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	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
S2440	Relative to local housing authority board member elections	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S382	Relative to early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S383	Restoring financial transparency in presidential elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S400	Relative to fair elections	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
S416	Relative to election ballots	Reported (in part) by S2632	Similar To
S419	To promote good democracy in primary elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S426	Relative to early voting ballots	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S428	Relative to promoting voter engagement	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1302

Relative to condominium elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5089

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

H4034

Relative to recall elections in the town of Charlton

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

Similar To

H4403

Election Laws

Reported, in part, by H639

Replaced by

H680

Relative to youth voting and civic participation

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H681

To extend early voting for all elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H719

Relative to ranked choice voting

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

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

S2440

Relative to local housing authority board member elections

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

Similar To

S382

Relative to early voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S383

Restoring financial transparency in presidential elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S400

Relative to fair elections

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

S416

Relative to election ballots

Reported (in part) by S2632

Similar To

S419

To promote good democracy in primary elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S426

Relative to early voting ballots

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S428

Relative to promoting voter engagement

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

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