MA H3859

Bill

Authorizing the City of Boston to offer early voting in municipal elections

Introduced
06/06/2019

In Committee
06/06/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

That the city of Boston be authorized to offer early voting in municipal elections. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the City of Boston's Board of Election Commissioners to offer early voting for regular municipal elections. It allows any qualified voter to cast a ballot during the early voting period, and requires the Board to promulgate regulations within six months to implement the provisions of the bill, including establishing early voting locations, dates, staffing, and a process for handling early voter ballots. The bill also specifies that each early voting site must be accessible to persons with disabilities, and that the act will take full effect upon its passage.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Mike Moran (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3859

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3859
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3859.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2767	Designating the Boston cream pie cupcake as the official cupcake of the Commonwealth	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Similar To
H3696	Relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H3748	To provide residency preference for the Boston Police Department and the Boston Fire Department	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3860	Relative to election procedures in the City of Boston	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H4103	Establishing a memorial bench in Pope John Paul II Park in the city of Boston in memory of Robert M. “Bobby” Mudge	Accompanied a new draft, see H4195	Similar To
H4403	Election Laws	Reported, in part, by H639	Replaced by
H741	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	Similar To
H863	Providing for the maintenance of the Neponset River for the health and safety of the public	Accompanied a study order, see H5070	Similar To
H864	Relative to access to the Hollingsworth Dam	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	Similar To
S1483	Concerning health insurance benefits for surviving spouses of firefighters in the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2020	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
S2320	Relative to the Boston Residents Job Policy	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2385	Relative to land use restrictions in the South Boston section of the city of Boston	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2767

Designating the Boston cream pie cupcake as the official cupcake of the Commonwealth

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

Similar To

H3696

Relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H3748

To provide residency preference for the Boston Police Department and the Boston Fire Department

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H3860

Relative to election procedures in the City of Boston

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H4103

Establishing a memorial bench in Pope John Paul II Park in the city of Boston in memory of Robert M. “Bobby” Mudge

Accompanied a new draft, see H4195

Similar To

H4403

Election Laws

Reported, in part, by H639

Replaced by

H741

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H5078

Similar To

H863

Providing for the maintenance of the Neponset River for the health and safety of the public

Accompanied a study order, see H5070

Similar To

H864

Relative to access to the Hollingsworth Dam

Accompanied a study order, see H5078

Similar To

S1483

Concerning health insurance benefits for surviving spouses of firefighters in the city of Boston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2020

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

S2320

Relative to the Boston Residents Job Policy

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S2385

Relative to land use restrictions in the South Boston section of the city of Boston

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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