SENATE DOCKET, NO. 179 FILED ON: 1/14/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 316
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sal N. DiDomenico
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the pre-registration of voters.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. | 26th Middlesex |
Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester |
Kenneth J. Donnelly | Fourth Middlesex |
Linda Dorcena Forry | 12th Suffolk |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
Katherine M. Clark | Fifth Middlesex |
Gale D. Candaras | First Hampden and Hampshire |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester |
Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden |
Cynthia S. Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 179 FILED ON: 1/14/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 316
By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 316) of Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., Harriette L. Chandler, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Linda Dorcena Forry and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the pre-registration of voters. Election Laws. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the pre-registration of voters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 42 of said chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “chapter”, in line 2, the following words:- by any person at least 16 years of age or older.
SECTION 2. Section 47A of said chapter 51, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- If such person is at least 16 years of age and has not attained the qualification of age, the affidavit of registration shall be re-examined by the registrar until such person will, on or before the day of the next preliminary, primary, special or general election or town meeting, attain full age, at which time the registrar shall enter such person’s name in the current annual register of voters.
