MA H376

Bill

To ensure secure voting equipment

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to ensuring secure voting equipment. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure secure voting equipment by amending existing election laws in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1) requiring all voting systems to allow voters to directly mark an official paper ballot, either by hand or using a marking device for voters with disabilities, and to allow the voter to verify their vote before it is cast; 2) prohibiting the approval of any voting machine that does not allow the voter to directly mark and verify their own official paper ballot; 3) eliminating certain provisions related to the use of voting machines and ballot labels; and 4) specifying that no ballot shall be an electronic ballot. The bill aims to ensure that the official paper ballot marked and verified by the voter is the sole record used for counting and tallying votes.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (6)

Ruth Balser (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jay Kaufman (D), James Miceli (D), José Tosado (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4252 (on 02/28/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H376

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H376
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H376.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1044	Relative to making a technical correction to public construction threshold	No further action taken	Similar To
H1985	Updating chapter 93H data security protections to include biometric information	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4241	Removing fees for security freezes and disclosures of consumer credit reports	Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see H4806	Similar To
H4252	Election Laws	No further action taken	Replaced by
H882	To enhance safety and security in courthouses	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S149	Relative to the security of personal financial information	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S1522	Exempting residential security systems from sales tax	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2060	Establishing a Special Senate Committee on cyber security readiness	Again adopted and placed on file	Similar To
S32	Improving the children's medical security program and simplifying the administration process	Accompanied a study order, see S2345	Similar To
S973	Enhancing courthouse security	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

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