HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1017 FILED ON: 1/15/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 614 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Aaron Michlewitz _______________ 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 pre-registration of voters. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Aaron Michlewitz | 3rd Suffolk | Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth | Jason M. Lewis | 31st Middlesex | Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk | Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | Diana DiZoglio | 14th Essex | Paul J. Donato | 35th Middlesex | Peter V. Kocot | 1st Hampshire | Frank I. Smizik | 15th Norfolk | Martha M. Walz | 8th Suffolk | Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex | Jay R. Kaufman | 15th Middlesex | Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin | Jeffrey Sánchez | 15th Suffolk | Linda Dorcena Forry | 12th Suffolk | Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex | Carlos Henriquez | 5th Suffolk | Edward F. Coppinger | 10th Suffolk | Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. | 26th Middlesex | Daniel A. Wolf | Cape and Islands | Thomas P. Conroy | 13th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1017 FILED ON: 1/15/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 614 By Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 614) of Aaron Michlewitz and others for legislation to authorize persons to pre-register to vote prior to their eighteenth birthday. Election Laws. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to 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 47A of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: A person who is otherwise qualified may pre-register on or after that person’s sixteen birthday and may vote in any election occurring on or after that person’s eighteenth birthday. |
