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MA H707
MA H707Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth
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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
For legislation to enable cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain non-citizens of the Commonwealth. Election Laws.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to enable cities and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain non-citizens who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the municipality. The bill requires the legislative body of a city or town to approve and submit the proposal to the voters for acceptance through a ballot question. If a majority of voters approve, the municipality can then establish a list of eligible non-citizen voters who can participate in elections for school committee, school committee questions, city council, and board of selectmen. The bill explicitly states that this does not confer the right to vote for state or federal offices or ballot questions.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4403 (on 02/10/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H707 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H707.pdf |
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