MA S436

Bill

MA S436

An act concerning ballots

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 concerning bilingual ballots. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to require that bilingual ballots be provided in any city or town within the Commonwealth that requires them. The bill mandates that the state secretary provide translated ballots, explanatory materials, and instructions in bilingual form upon request, and ensures that all candidates' names are transliterated into non-Roman alphabets such as Chinese and Khmer to assist language-minority voters. The bill also outlines a process for candidates to review and modify the proposed transliterations of their names.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Joseph Boncore (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S436

(10 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S436
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S436.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3828	Relative to the preparation of certain bilingual ballots in the city of Malden	New draft substituted, see H4793	Similar To
H4793	Relative to the preparation of certain bilingual ballots in the city of Malden	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 282 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H5026	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H766	Relative to postage paid absentee ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H776	Relative to random placement for candidate names and removal of incumbent information on primary and state ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H796	Relative to election ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H831	Amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow for early mail-in ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S437	Recognizing veteran status on ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S477	To expand voter access by making mail-in voting permanent	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S486	Requiring disclosure of four years of tax returns to appear on a presidential primary ballot	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To

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