MA H843

Bill

Ensuring municipal power over whether elections are reformed

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to municipal elections. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill gives municipalities the power to decide whether to reform their local elections, including the option to implement ranked choice voting. It allows 16- and 17-year-old residents to register and vote in municipal elections in cities and towns that accept this provision. The bill also updates the language related to how voters mark their ballots, changing the requirement to "mark the ballot in a manner prescribed by the state secretary" instead of "marking a cross (X) in the square at the right of the name of each candidate."

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (11)

Dylan Fernandes (D)*, Andy Vargas (D)*, Harriette Chandler (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mike Connolly (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Sean Garballey (D), Adam Hinds (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5026 (on 09/12/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H843

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H843
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H843.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2930	To provide municipalities with the option to freeze residential tax rate or valuation for the elderly with means tested criteria	Accompanied H2915	Similar To
H3100	Requiring municipalities to place insurance out to bid	Accompanied a study order, see H4910	Similar To
H4141	Relative to election reform	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H431	Returning liquor license control to municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
H432	Returning liquor license control to municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
H5026	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H802	Relative to examining election reform efforts in the 2020 election cycle	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S1069	Reforming the judicial system	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1323	To update the public shade tree law	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S148	Authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1578	To provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement	Accompanied a study order, see S2969	Similar To
S1611	Establishing local emergency management agencies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2199	Relative to reasonable municipal expenses	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S295	Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2930

To provide municipalities with the option to freeze residential tax rate or valuation for the elderly with means tested criteria

Accompanied H2915

Similar To

H3100

Requiring municipalities to place insurance out to bid

Accompanied a study order, see H4910

Similar To

H4141

Relative to election reform

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H431

Returning liquor license control to municipalities

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

H432

Returning liquor license control to municipalities

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

H5026

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H802

Relative to examining election reform efforts in the 2020 election cycle

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S1069

Reforming the judicial system

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1323

To update the public shade tree law

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

Similar To

S148

Authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1578

To provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement

Accompanied a study order, see S2969

Similar To

S1611

Establishing local emergency management agencies

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

Similar To

S2199

Relative to reasonable municipal expenses

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S295

Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

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