MA H704

Bill

Relative to voting overseas

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 overseas voting. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends Massachusetts election laws to enhance voting options for absent uniformed services members and overseas voters. It allows these voters to receive and return their ballots electronically, either by email, fax, or other electronic means, in addition to the existing option of receiving ballots by mail. The bill specifies that local election officials must transmit ballots to eligible absent uniformed services and overseas voters no later than 45 days before a federal election if the request is received by the 48th day prior to the election.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (20)

Dan Cahill (D), Josh Cutler (D), Julian Cyr (D), David DeCoste (R), Carolyn Dykema (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Stephen Hay (D), Brad Jones (R), Joe McKenna (R), Mike Moore (D), Jerry Parisella (D), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Angelo Puppolo (D), Jeff Roy (D), Mike Rush (D), Paul Tucker (D), Andy Vargas (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H704

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H704
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H704.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
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
H705	Relative to valid identification at voting polls	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
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
S405	Relative to voting rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S406	Promoting access to democracy in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To

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

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

H705

Relative to valid identification at voting polls

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

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

S405

Relative to voting rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S406

Promoting access to democracy in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

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