MA H711

Bill

MA H711

Relative to absentee voting

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 absentee voting. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 86 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws by striking out the word "physical" in several instances related to absentee voting. This change removes the requirement that a voter must be physically unable to vote at the polls in order to be eligible for an absentee ballot. The intent of this bill is to expand access to absentee voting by removing this physical limitation.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Michelle DuBois (D), Angelo Scaccia (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H711

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H711
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H711.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
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
H717	Regarding ballot voting options	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S12	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting rights	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
S386	Relative to early voting	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S405	Relative to voting rights	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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