MA S395

Bill

Improving knowledge about voting rights

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 to improve knowledge about voting rights. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve knowledge about voting rights by requiring the state secretary to design a pamphlet that provides relevant information to formerly incarcerated persons about their voting rights and how elections are conducted in Massachusetts. The bill mandates that the Department of Correction distribute this pamphlet and a voter registration form, in the appropriate language, to a person upon release from incarceration. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Correction to provide "voting rights education" as part of the academic education provided to inmates.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Cynthia Creem (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S395

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S395
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S395.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1302	Relative to condominium elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5089	Similar To
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
H4034	Relative to recall elections in the town of Charlton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H662	Establishing healthy voting habits among youth	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H680	Relative to youth voting and civic participation	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H681	To extend early voting for all elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H719	Relative to ranked choice voting	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1287	Creating Autism teams in hospitals	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	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
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
S382	Relative to early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S383	Restoring financial transparency in presidential elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S400	Relative to fair elections	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
S419	To promote good democracy in primary elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S428	Relative to promoting voter engagement	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1302

Relative to condominium elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5089

Similar To

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

H4034

Relative to recall elections in the town of Charlton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H662

Establishing healthy voting habits among youth

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H680

Relative to youth voting and civic participation

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H681

To extend early voting for all elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H719

Relative to ranked choice voting

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

S1287

Creating Autism teams in hospitals

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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

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

S382

Relative to early voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S383

Restoring financial transparency in presidential elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S400

Relative to fair elections

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

S419

To promote good democracy in primary elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S428

Relative to promoting voter engagement

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

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