MA S391

Bill

For Primary Election Reform

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation for Primary Election Reform. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to establish the third Tuesday of May as the regular Primary Election Day. The bill states that it is in the public interest to have a sustained period of time for the General Election campaign to develop, and that the intent of the legislation is to have primaries before the summer season and general elections in the fall season, with the goal of increasing voter turnout and public engagement in both the primaries and general elections.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Jason Lewis (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2399 (on 04/04/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S391

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S391
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S391.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1675	Reforming the regulatory process to promote job growth	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H2565	Relative to pension reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H367	Relative to campaign finance reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
S1342	Relative to voluntary towing reform	New draft substituted, see S2354	Similar To
S1640	Relative to corporate excise tax reform	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2175	Reforming agricultural preservation restrictions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2185	Relative to criminal justice reform	Reprinted as amended, see S2200	Similar To
S2354	Relative to voluntary towing reform	No further action taken	Similar To
S2399	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Election Laws to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to election laws issues	Reported (in part) by S2069	Replaced by
S388	For political party endorsement reform	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S678	Reforming the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship	Accompanied a new draft, see S2468	Similar To
S728	For Chapter 40B reform and improvement	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1675

Reforming the regulatory process to promote job growth

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

H2565

Relative to pension reform

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H367

Relative to campaign finance reform

Accompanied a study order, see H4252

Similar To

S1342

Relative to voluntary towing reform

New draft substituted, see S2354

Similar To

S1640

Relative to corporate excise tax reform

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S2175

Reforming agricultural preservation restrictions

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2185

Relative to criminal justice reform

Reprinted as amended, see S2200

Similar To

S2354

Relative to voluntary towing reform

No further action taken

Similar To

S2399

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Election Laws to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to election laws issues

Reported (in part) by S2069

Replaced by

S388

For political party endorsement reform

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Similar To

S678

Reforming the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship

Accompanied a new draft, see S2468

Similar To

S728

For Chapter 40B reform and improvement

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

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