MA H782

Bill

MA H782

Relative to public information requests

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 the availability of voter lists. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to require registrars of voters to provide the state secretary with copies of voter lists, including voting lists, absentee voting lists, and specially qualified voter lists. These lists will be considered public records under the custody of the state secretary, who must respond to requests for regional or statewide versions of these lists as governed by the state's public records law (Chapter 66).

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Shawn Dooley (R)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H782

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H782
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H782.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H5026	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
H806	Relative to inactive voters and municipal census administration	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	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
S456	Allowing individuals to protect their voter information	Accompanied a study order, see H5284	Similar To
S468	Relative to expanding voting options in Massachusetts	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

H5026

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

H806

Relative to inactive voters and municipal census administration

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

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

S456

Allowing individuals to protect their voter information

Accompanied a study order, see H5284

Similar To

S468

Relative to expanding voting options in Massachusetts

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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