Bill > H707

This bill proposes to decouple the municipal census from voter registration. The key provisions are: 1. Striking out the language that results in removal from the active voting list and voter registration rolls for failing to respond to the municipal census for two consecutive years, and replacing it with a fine instead. 2. Revising the laws around maintaining the register of voters, including adding an "inactive voters list" for those who have moved out of the city/town, and allowing voters on this list to vote by affirming their continued residence. 3. Removing the requirement to update the voter registration list based on the municipal census. 4. Clarifying that the "register of voters" refers to the list established in the amended Section 37. The overall effect is to separate the municipal census process from voter registration, aiming to avoid removal of eligible voters from the rolls for failure to respond to the census.