MA S456

Bill

MA S456

Allowing individuals to protect their voter information

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to allow individuals to protect their voter information. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill allows individuals to request that their name, date of birth, or residential address be removed from the public voter information list in any municipality. Voters can make such requests in writing to their local election officials, and their information will then be withheld from disclosure or public posting without their permission.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Jo Comerford (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5284 (on 09/26/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S456

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S456
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S456.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1739	Relative to criminal background checks for youth program volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H5284	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H760	Assuring that polling places are accessible to elderly and physically challenged voters	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H782	Relative to public information requests	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H790	To establish permanent voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S225	Protecting personal identifying information	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S2443	Amending Section 9 of the 1921 City of Lowell Charter	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2530	Authorizing citizens in the town of Brookline who have reached the age of sixteen years or older to register and vote in municipal election with the town	Accompanied a study order, see S2713	Similar To
S442	To allow political parties to permit voters enrolled in other parties to vote in their primaries	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S449	Relative to the central registry of voters	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S453	Relative to specially qualified voters	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S488	To modernize the central registry of voters	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1739

Relative to criminal background checks for youth program volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H5284

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H760

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H782

Relative to public information requests

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H790

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S225

Protecting personal identifying information

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S2443

Amending Section 9 of the 1921 City of Lowell Charter

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2530

Authorizing citizens in the town of Brookline who have reached the age of sixteen years or older to register and vote in municipal election with the town

Accompanied a study order, see S2713

Similar To

S442

To allow political parties to permit voters enrolled in other parties to vote in their primaries

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S449

Relative to the central registry of voters

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S453

Relative to specially qualified voters

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S488

To modernize the central registry of voters

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

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