MA H366

Bill

Establishing a remote voting system for town meeting in the town of Sudbury

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Gentile of Sudbury, a petition of Carmine L. Gentile, James B. Eldridge and Michael J. Barrett (by vote of the town) that certain disabled residents in the town of Sudbury be authorized to vote remotely by telephone. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill would allow certain disabled residents of the town of Sudbury to vote remotely by telephone during town meetings. To be eligible, the resident must notify the town clerk of their disability and provide a phone number to be used for voting, along with a statement from a licensed medical professional confirming their disability and inability to attend the town meeting in person. The disabled voter would then call a designated number and identify themselves to the town moderator or assistant moderator in order to cast their vote remotely.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (3)

Mike Barrett (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carmine Gentile (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H366

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H366
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H366.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2024	Increasing voting opportunities and online voter registration awareness in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4641	Similar To
H2077	Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H2088	Relative to access to official absentee and early voting data	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H363	Ensuring election integrity through voter identification	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H3700	Authorizing local voting rights for permanent resident aliens in the town of Wayland	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H376	To ensure secure voting equipment	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H386	Relative to valid identification at voting polls	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H4252	Election Laws	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1133	To allow simple majority voting	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S377	Relative to election officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S380	Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in city or town elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S389	To expand voting rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To

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MA H366

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