Bill > S415

This bill aims to extend voting rights in municipal elections to noncitizen voters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "noncitizen voter" as a person 18 years of age or older with legal immigration status who is not a U.S. citizen. 2. Allowing noncitizen voters to register and vote in municipal elections, such as for mayor, school committee, city/town council, and local ballot referendums, while limiting their ability to vote in federal, state, and initiative petition elections. 3. Requiring municipal election officials to maintain a separate list of registered noncitizen voters and notify them of their voting rights, limitations, and the potential impact on their U.S. citizenship application. 4. Mandating the Secretary of State to create a noncitizen voter registration form and disseminate it in the same manner as the standard voter registration form. 5. Directing the Secretary of State to issue regulations to implement these provisions.