MA S458

Bill

MA S458

Improving voting rights education for formerly incarcerated persons

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 improve knowledge about voting rights. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve knowledge about voting rights for formerly incarcerated persons in Massachusetts. It requires the state secretary to design a pamphlet that explains voting eligibility, registration, and the voting process in simple language. The Department of Correction must provide this pamphlet and a voter registration form to individuals upon their release from incarceration, and must also include "voting rights education" as part of the services offered to inmates. The goal is to ensure that formerly incarcerated persons are informed about their voting rights and can participate in elections.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Cynthia Creem (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S458

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S458
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S458.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3719	Allowing 17 year olds to vote in town elections and town meetings	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H3935	Relative to town elections in the town of Wilbraham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3950	Relative to voting options for the city of Lowell for the 2021 municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H3983	Authorizing the city of Cambridge to offer early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H5026	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H5435	Relative to preliminary election dates and filling vacancies in the offices of Mayor and Councillor in the city of Salem	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 421 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H761	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 H5026	Similar To
H770	Extending voting rights in municipal elections to noncitizen voters of the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5058	Similar To
H794	Establishing healthy voting habits among youth	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H825	Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H828	Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S2049	Establishing Massachusetts Freedom Day	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S448	Ensuring municipal participation of the widest eligible range	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S457	Extending early voting options in local elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S464	Relative to fair elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S476	Relative to town committee elections and membership	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S485	Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3719

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H3935

Relative to town elections in the town of Wilbraham

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3950

Relative to voting options for the city of Lowell for the 2021 municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H3983

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H5026

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H5435

Relative to preliminary election dates and filling vacancies in the offices of Mayor and Councillor in the city of Salem

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 421 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H761

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 H5026

Similar To

H770

Extending voting rights in municipal elections to noncitizen voters of the commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5058

Similar To

H794

Establishing healthy voting habits among youth

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H825

Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H828

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S2049

Establishing Massachusetts Freedom Day

Accompanied a study order, see S2681

Similar To

S2519

To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)

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

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

S448

Ensuring municipal participation of the widest eligible range

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S457

Extending early voting options in local elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S464

Relative to fair elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S476

Relative to town committee elections and membership

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S485

Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

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