MA S417

Bill

Relative to early voting and absent voting

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to early voting and absent voting. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 65 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws in Massachusetts to clarify that the provisions regarding early voting, as described in Section 25B of Chapter 54, and absent voting, as described in Section 86 of Chapter 54, are subject to the same requirements as other forms of voting. This ensures consistency in the application of voting laws across different methods of casting a ballot.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Joan Lovely (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2544 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S417

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S417
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S417.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
H558	Relative to the licensure and regulation of au pair and nanny agencies by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H653	Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H684	Relative to early voting in the Massachusetts 2020 presidential primary	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
S218	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2886	Similar To
S2544	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Election Laws to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to election laws issues	Reported (in part) by S416	Replaced by
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
S760	Relative to early college high schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2737	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

H558

Relative to the licensure and regulation of au pair and nanny agencies by the Department of Early Education and Care

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H653

Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H684

Relative to early voting in the Massachusetts 2020 presidential primary

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

S218

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2886

Similar To

S2544

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Election Laws to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to election laws issues

Reported (in part) by S416

Replaced by

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

S760

Relative to early college high schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2737

Similar To

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