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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to bilingual ballots. Election Laws.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to require that voters in cities or towns that require bilingual ballots be entitled to receive all election-related materials, including ballots, in bilingual form. For candidate names that use non-Roman alphabets, such as Chinese and Khmer, the state secretary must provide transliteration of the names using the same standards as for transliterating city, county, or state names. Candidates are given the opportunity to modify or decline the proposed transliteration of their names, and the state secretary has final approval over the official transliterated names.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (22)
Bruce Ayers (D),
Joseph Boncore (D),
Sonia Chang-Díaz (D),
Nick Collins (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
Sal DiDomenico (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Kevin Honan (D),
Dan Hunt (D),
Jay Livingstone (D),
Adrian Madaro (D),
Aaron Michlewitz (D),
Liz Miranda (D),
Rady Mom (D),
Mike Moran (D),
David Nangle (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Maria Robinson (D),
Danny Ryan (D),
Jon Santiago (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Bud Williams (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4403 (on 02/10/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H690 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H690.pdf |
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