MA S389

Bill

To expand voting rights

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 to expand voting rights. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to expand voting rights by allowing 17-year-olds who will be 18 years old by the date of the general election to vote in the preceding primary election. It also deems these 17-year-olds competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms, despite their age.

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/S389

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S389
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S389.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1296	Relative to constitutional rights	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1426	Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services	No further action taken	Similar To
H149	Establishing the Massachusetts travelers bill of rights	Accompanied a study order, see H4638	Similar To
H226	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H2518	Relative to the employee rights of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3700	Authorizing local voting rights for permanent resident aliens in the town of Wayland	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H3745	Authorizing local voting rights for legal permanent resident non-citizens residing in Amherst	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H388	Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H648	Relative to student’s rights in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2081	Similar To
H695	Providing a homeless bill of rights	No further action taken	Similar To
H927	Providing visitation rights for great-grandparents	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S12	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions	Placed on file	Similar To
S1337	Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1738	To sell naming rights to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and other properties operated by the MCCA	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	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
S702	Relative to strengthening and expanding higher education opportunities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2468	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1296

Relative to constitutional rights

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H1426

Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services

No further action taken

Similar To

H149

Establishing the Massachusetts travelers bill of rights

Accompanied a study order, see H4638

Similar To

H226

Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

Similar To

H2518

Relative to the employee rights of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H3700

Authorizing local voting rights for permanent resident aliens in the town of Wayland

Accompanied a study order, see H4252

Similar To

H3745

Authorizing local voting rights for legal permanent resident non-citizens residing in Amherst

Accompanied a study order, see H4252

Similar To

H388

Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4252

Similar To

H648

Relative to student’s rights in higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2081

Similar To

H695

Providing a homeless bill of rights

No further action taken

Similar To

H927

Providing visitation rights for great-grandparents

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S12

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions

Placed on file

Similar To

S1337

Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights

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

Similar To

S1738

To sell naming rights to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and other properties operated by the MCCA

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

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

S702

Relative to strengthening and expanding higher education opportunities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2468

Similar To

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