MA H4403

Bill

Election Laws

Introduced
02/10/2020

In Committee
02/10/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to authorizing the committee on Election Laws to make an investigation and study of certain House documents concerning election laws

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Massachusetts legislative committee on Election Laws to investigate and study various House documents related to election laws, and to report back to the General Court with the results of its investigation, any recommendations, and any necessary draft legislation by December 31, 2020.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Committee on Election Laws (J)

Last Action

Reported, in part, by H639 (on 02/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4403

(94 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4403
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4403.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3553	Requiring major policy makers to disclose donations to entities engaging in political activity	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3602	Relative to special election scheduling	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3634	Providing for recall elections in the town of Longmeadow	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3650	Relative to local business owners voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3712	Relative to random placement for candidate names and removal of incumbent information on primary and state ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3713	Relative to ballots for state general elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3763	Assisting active military voters by promoting mobile phone voting	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3803	Relative to campaign fundraising for state representatives	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3804	Relative to campaign finance reporting	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3831	Relative to inactive voters and municipal census administration	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
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	Replaces
H3858	Regarding the terms of office for city councillors	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3859	Authorizing the City of Boston to offer early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H3860	Relative to election procedures in the City of Boston	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H4065	Establishing recall elections in the town of Otis	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H632	Relative to absentee ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H633	Assuring that polling places are accessible to elderly and physically challenged voters	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H637	To expand access to voter registration	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H638	To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H639	Supporting parents running for public office	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Replaces
H640	To limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H642	Relative to political contributions	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H643	Authorizing the city of Cambridge to offer early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H644	Relative to campaign finance	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H645	Relative to ballots for state primary elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H647	Relative to how Electoral College votes are delegated	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H648	Regulating certain activities at polling locations	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H649	To decrease waiting times at polling places	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H650	Relative to public information requests	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H651	Limiting campaign contributions of non-natural persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H652	Authorizing the establishment of a special election guarantee fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H653	Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H654	Relative to accessibility and preservation of write in voting records	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H655	Requiring expenditures from certain funds to be reported	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H656	To establish permanent voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H657	Relative to age requirements in local elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H658	Ensuring the election integrity through voter identification	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H659	Authorizing local voting rights for permanent resident aliens in the town of Wayland	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H660	Relative to early voting	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H661	Relative to early voting ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H662	Establishing healthy voting habits among youth	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H663	Allowing 17 year olds to vote in town elections and town meetings	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H664	Relative to campaign finance reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H665	Relative to election ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H666	To promote transparency in municipal ballot questions	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H667	To establish citizens' initiative review	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H668	Improving fiscal transparency	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H669	Increasing voter registration and participation to help prevent recidivism	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H670	Relative to access of official absentee and early voting data	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H671	Relative to unenrolled election workers	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H672	Relative to the administration of political action committees	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H673	Relative to state employee municipal campaign finance laws	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H674	Relative to the voting procedures for presidential electors	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H675	Relative to permanent funding for early voting	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H676	Relative to the campaign finance reporting cycle	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H677	Relative to the elimination of public campaign financing	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H678	Relative to prohibiting pay-to-play schemes	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H679	Establishing an independent redistricting commission and criteria for redistricting for congressional districts	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H680	Relative to youth voting and civic participation	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H681	To extend early voting for all elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H682	Relative to early voting in local elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H683	Expanding voter access through absentee and mail ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H684	Relative to early voting in the Massachusetts 2020 presidential primary	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H686	Relative to the disclosure of foreign monetary donations	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H687	Relative to post-election audits	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H688	Apportioning electoral votes by congressional district	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H690	Concerning certain ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H691	Extending voting protection to early voting	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H692	Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H693	Relative to reprecincting	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H694	To promote election audits	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H695	Relative to inactive voters	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H696	Providing disclosure of political phone calls	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H697	Increasing voter participation in primary elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H700	Relative to voter registration sessions	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H701	Relative to registered voters	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H702	Relative to the primary date	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H703	To limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H704	Relative to voting overseas	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H705	Relative to valid identification at voting polls	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H706	Relative to the duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth as an election officer	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H707	Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H708	Relative to the qualification of voters	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H709	Relative to UOCAVA voting	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H710	Relative to specially qualified voters	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H711	Relative to absentee voting	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H712	Relative to political designations	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H713	Relative to the annual street listing	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H714	Relative to election emergencies	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H716	Ensuring accurate voter rolls	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H717	Regarding ballot voting options	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H718	Relative to certain county elections for certain vacancies	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H721	Relating to post-election audits	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces
H722	Authorizing persons sixteen years of age or older to vote in town elections in the town of Wendell	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3553

Requiring major policy makers to disclose donations to entities engaging in political activity

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3602

Relative to special election scheduling

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3634

Providing for recall elections in the town of Longmeadow

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3650

Relative to local business owners voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3712

Relative to random placement for candidate names and removal of incumbent information on primary and state ballots

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3713

Relative to ballots for state general elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3763

Assisting active military voters by promoting mobile phone voting

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3803

Relative to campaign fundraising for state representatives

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3804

Relative to campaign finance reporting

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3831

Relative to inactive voters and municipal census administration

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

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

Replaces

H3858

Regarding the terms of office for city councillors

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3859

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H3860

Relative to election procedures in the City of Boston

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H4065

Establishing recall elections in the town of Otis

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H632

Relative to absentee ballots

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H633

Assuring that polling places are accessible to elderly and physically challenged voters

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H637

To expand access to voter registration

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H638

To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H639

Supporting parents running for public office

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

Replaces

H640

To limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H642

Relative to political contributions

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H643

Authorizing the city of Cambridge to offer early voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H644

Relative to campaign finance

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H645

Relative to ballots for state primary elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H647

Relative to how Electoral College votes are delegated

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H648

Regulating certain activities at polling locations

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H649

To decrease waiting times at polling places

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H650

Relative to public information requests

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H651

Limiting campaign contributions of non-natural persons

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H652

Authorizing the establishment of a special election guarantee fund

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H653

Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H654

Relative to accessibility and preservation of write in voting records

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H655

Requiring expenditures from certain funds to be reported

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H656

To establish permanent voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H657

Relative to age requirements in local elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H658

Ensuring the election integrity through voter identification

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H659

Authorizing local voting rights for permanent resident aliens in the town of Wayland

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H660

Relative to early voting

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H661

Relative to early voting ballots

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H662

Establishing healthy voting habits among youth

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H663

Allowing 17 year olds to vote in town elections and town meetings

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H664

Relative to campaign finance reform

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H665

Relative to election ballots

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H666

To promote transparency in municipal ballot questions

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H667

To establish citizens' initiative review

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H668

Improving fiscal transparency

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H669

Increasing voter registration and participation to help prevent recidivism

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H670

Relative to access of official absentee and early voting data

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H671

Relative to unenrolled election workers

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H672

Relative to the administration of political action committees

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H673

Relative to state employee municipal campaign finance laws

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H674

Relative to the voting procedures for presidential electors

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H675

Relative to permanent funding for early voting

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H676

Relative to the campaign finance reporting cycle

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H677

Relative to the elimination of public campaign financing

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H678

Relative to prohibiting pay-to-play schemes

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H679

Establishing an independent redistricting commission and criteria for redistricting for congressional districts

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H680

Relative to youth voting and civic participation

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H681

To extend early voting for all elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H682

Relative to early voting in local elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H683

Expanding voter access through absentee and mail ballots

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H684

Relative to early voting in the Massachusetts 2020 presidential primary

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H686

Relative to the disclosure of foreign monetary donations

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H687

Relative to post-election audits

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H688

Apportioning electoral votes by congressional district

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H690

Concerning certain ballots

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H691

Extending voting protection to early voting

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H692

Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H693

Relative to reprecincting

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H694

To promote election audits

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H695

Relative to inactive voters

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H696

Providing disclosure of political phone calls

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H697

Increasing voter participation in primary elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H700

Relative to voter registration sessions

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H701

Relative to registered voters

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H702

Relative to the primary date

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H703

To limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H704

Relative to voting overseas

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H705

Relative to valid identification at voting polls

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H706

Relative to the duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth as an election officer

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H707

Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H708

Relative to the qualification of voters

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H709

Relative to UOCAVA voting

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H710

Relative to specially qualified voters

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H711

Relative to absentee voting

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H712

Relative to political designations

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H713

Relative to the annual street listing

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H714

Relative to election emergencies

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H716

Ensuring accurate voter rolls

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H717

Regarding ballot voting options

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H718

Relative to certain county elections for certain vacancies

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H721

Relating to post-election audits

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

H722

Authorizing persons sixteen years of age or older to vote in town elections in the town of Wendell

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Replaces

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