S 2554 - Establishes Early Voting Opportunities - Massachusetts Key Vote
Mike Finn voted Yea (Replaced by Substitute ) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Insist on Acceptance Vote
- Feb. 3, 2022
- Senate Nonconcurrence Vote Passed
- Feb. 3, 2022
- Replaced by Substitute
- Jan. 27, 2022
- Senate Bill Passed
- Oct. 6, 2021
- Introduced
- Oct. 6, 2021
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Stage Details
Title: Establishes Early Voting Opportunities
Title: Establishes Early Voting Opportunities
Title: Establishes Early Voting Opportunities
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a substitute bill that establishes early voting opportunities through the VOTES Act.
Highlights:
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Repeals Section 1F of Chapter 51 of General Laws (Sec. 2).
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Requires voter registration take place before 5 PM on twentieth day preceding election (Sec. 4).
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Requires registrars to hold continuous sessions on last day to register, limits duration from 9 AM-8 PM to 9 AM-5 PM (Sec. 5).
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Authorizes city/town clerk to appoint election officers (Sec. 10).
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Authorizes family members of qualified voters to apply for early voting on behalf of said voter (Sec. 11).
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Expands accommodations for voters with disabilities (Sec. 11).
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Expands other early voting provisions (Sec. 11).
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Repeals paragraph of Chapter 51, Section 31 relating to voting machines (Sec. 12).
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Establishes Section 89B specifying voting rights for incarcerated persons (Sec. 18).
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Title: Establishes Early Voting Opportunities
Title: Establishes Early Voting Opportunities
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Committee Sponsors
- Ways and Means Committee (Co-sponsor)
- Michael J. 'Mike' Barrett (MA - D)
- John Barrett III (MA - D)
- Joseph A. 'Joe' Boncore (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Harriette L. Chandler (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sonia Rosa Chang-Diaz (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michelle L. Ciccolo (MA - D)
- Joanne M. 'Jo' Comerford (MA - D)
- Cynthia Stone 'Cindy' Creem (MA - D)
- Brendan P. Crighton (MA - D)
- John J. Cronin (MA - D)
- Julian Andre Cyr (MA - D)
- Sal N. DiDomenico (MA - D)
- Diana DiZoglio (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carol A. Doherty (MA - D)
- Lori A. Ehrlich (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- James B. 'Jamie' Eldridge (MA - D)
- Cindy F. Friedman (MA - D)
- Carmine Lawrence Gentile (MA - D)
- Anne M. Gobi (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Adam Gomez (MA - D)
- Adam G. Hinds (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Vanna Howard (MA - D)
- Patricia D. 'Pat' Jehlen (MA - D)
- Edward J. 'Ed' Kennedy (MA - D)
- Kay S. Khan (MA - D)
- David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (MA - D)
- Eric Philip Lesser (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jason M. Lewis (MA - D)
- Jack Patrick Lewis (MA - D)
- Joan B. Lovely (MA - D)
- Christina A. Minicucci (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael O. 'Mike' Moore (MA - D)
- Susan Lynn Moran (MA - D)
- Angelo J. Puppolo Jr. (MA - D)
- Rebecca L. 'Becca' Rausch (MA - D)
- Maria Duaime Robinson (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Adam J. Scanlon (MA - D)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Stanley (MA - D)
- Erika Uyterhoeven (MA - D)
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.