MA H5253

Bill

MA H5253

Study Order

Introduced
03/19/2026

In Committee
03/19/2026

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead

Introduced Session

194th General Court

Bill Summary

Relativerelative to voting rights, ranked choice voting and other related matters.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Committee on Election Laws (Joint)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 03/19/2026)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5253

(33 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5253
BillText	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5253.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3908	To establish a recall procedure for elective town offices in the town of Monterey	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H3919	Authorizing local voting rights for lawful permanent residents residing in Leverett	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H3943	Relative to improving elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4034	Authorizing ranked choice voting in the town of Brookline	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4055	Relative to recall elections in the town of Lanesborough	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4098	Relative to ranked choice voting in the city of Northampton	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4108	Relative to the death of a candidate running for public office	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4189	Relative to the implementation of elements of the charter for the city known as the town of Amherst	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4377	Eliminating the preliminary election in the city of Revere in 2025	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4499	Authorizing ranked choice voting in the town of Arlington	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H803	Relative to candidate information on ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H809	Establishing ranked choice voting for certain offices in the town of Lexington	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H810	Extending voting rights in municipal elections to noncitizen voters of the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H813	Expanding democratic participation	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H814	Enabling children’s right to vote	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H823	Relative to election emergencies	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H828	Proposed ordinance D-FY22-009: Bridgewater town charter article III, elected officials recall provision	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H829	Bridgewater town charter article II, legislative branch, term limits	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H830	Relative to the preparation of street lists by registrars	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H831	Relative to age requirements in local elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H835	Amending the home rule charter of the city of Easthampton	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H841	Granting the city of Boston the authority to endow legal voting rights in municipal elections for city of Boston residents aged 16 and 17 years old	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H847	Relative to election laws	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H852	Relative to youth voting and civic participation	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H854	Relative to youth voter engagement	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H855	Extending voting rights in municipal elections to noncitizen voters of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H861	Authorizing local voting rights for permanent resident aliens residing in Sharon	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H866	Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H869	Relative to ranked choice voting in the town of Acton	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H870	Granting the town of Acton the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for town residents aged 16 and 17 years old	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H872	Further regulating the recall of elected officials in the town of Pembroke	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H879	To preserve local decision making during an emergency	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H881	Relative to voter registration	Accompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3908

To establish a recall procedure for elective town offices in the town of Monterey