MA H3878

Bill

Establishing identification at the voting polls

Introduced
06/15/2021

In Committee
06/15/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to establishing identification at the voting polls. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a new state-issued photo identification card for voting purposes only, and requires voters to provide a valid photo ID, such as this new voting ID card, a driver's license, or other government-issued ID, in order to vote in federal, state, and local elections. The bill aims to ensure the identity of voters at polling places by requiring them to present an acceptable form of photo identification before casting their ballot.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Alyson Sullivan (R)*, Leonard Mirra (R), Dave Robertson (D), Mike Soter (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3878

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3878
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3878.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3430	Relative to proactively protecting automotive drivers	No further action taken	Similar To
H3828	Relative to the preparation of certain bilingual ballots in the city of Malden	New draft substituted, see H4793	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
H71	Further providing for early voting by mail	New draft substituted, see H73	Similar To
H788	Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S1807	Relative to excise tax repayments	No further action taken	Similar To
S2049	Establishing Massachusetts Freedom Day	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S2160	To prohibit misleading telemarketer calls to consumers	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2276	To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness	New draft substituted, see S2612	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
S2540	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	No further action taken	Similar To
S2612	To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness	No further action taken	Similar To
S28	Further providing for early voting by mail	Hearing scheduled from 03/4/2021 @ 4:00 PM until 03/08/2021 @ 10:00 AM in Written Testimony Only	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
S477	To expand voter access by making mail-in voting permanent	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S481	Relative to early voting and absent voting	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S484	Modernizing access and improving laws in voting	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
S962	Improving the accuracy of eyewitness identification procedures	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3430

Relative to proactively protecting automotive drivers

No further action taken

Similar To

H3828

Relative to the preparation of certain bilingual ballots in the city of Malden

New draft substituted, see H4793

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

H71

Further providing for early voting by mail

New draft substituted, see H73

Similar To

H788

Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S1807

Relative to excise tax repayments

No further action taken

Similar To

S2049

Establishing Massachusetts Freedom Day

Accompanied a study order, see S2681

Similar To

S2160

To prohibit misleading telemarketer calls to consumers

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2276

To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness

New draft substituted, see S2612

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

S2540

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

No further action taken

Similar To

S2612

To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness

No further action taken

Similar To

S28

Further providing for early voting by mail

Hearing scheduled from 03/4/2021 @ 4:00 PM until 03/08/2021 @ 10:00 AM in Written Testimony Only

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

S477

To expand voter access by making mail-in voting permanent

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S481

Relative to early voting and absent voting

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S484

Modernizing access and improving laws in voting

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

S962

Improving the accuracy of eyewitness identification procedures

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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