MA H3950

Bill

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

Introduced
07/14/2021

In Committee
07/14/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to voting options for the city of Lowell for the 2021 municipal elections. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill outlines provisions related to voting options for the city of Lowell, Massachusetts in the 2021 municipal elections. Key provisions include: 1. Allowing any eligible voter to vote early by mail for municipal elections held between September 1 and November 30, 2021, with procedures for applying for and submitting early voting ballots. 2. Deeming any person taking precautions related to COVID-19 to be unable to vote in person due to physical disability, allowing them to vote by absentee ballot. 3. Allowing the Lowell Election Commission to change polling places and designate one polling place per district for the 2021 municipal elections. 4. Allowing any eligible voter to vote early in-person for any special municipal election held between September 1 and November 30, 2021, with the Election Commission setting the dates, hours, and locations for early voting. The bill also includes provisions authorizing the City of Lowell to provide additional necessary information to the state legislature and allowing for changes to the bill during the legislative process.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Thomas Golden (D)*, Vanna Howard (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Rady Mom (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3950

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3950
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3950.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2682	Relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators	No further action taken	Similar To
H3940	Amending Chapter 230 of the Acts of 1954	Accompanied a study order, see H5284	Similar To
H3983	Authorizing the city of Cambridge to offer early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H4237	Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain land in the city of Lowell to the Lowell Housing Authority	New draft substituted, see H4900	Similar To
H5026	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H825	Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S1696	Relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators	Accompanied H2682	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
S448	Ensuring municipal participation of the widest eligible range	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S465	Extending voting rights in municipal elections to noncitizen voters of the commonwealth	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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