HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2770 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1981
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alice Hanlon Peisch
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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 establishing identification requirements for voters who registered by mail.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk |
Joseph F. Wagner | 8th Hampden |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2770 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1981
By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1981) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to establishing identification requirements for voters who registered to vote by mail. Election Laws. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 663 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act establishing identification requirements for voters who registered by mail.
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 76B of chapter 54 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (b)(1) and inserting in its place the following:-
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a person asserting a right to vote in a primary, caucus, preliminary, or other election shall present identification under paragraph (2) if:
(a) the person registered to vote in the city or town by mail after January 1, 2003; and
(b) the person has not previously voted in a primary, caucus, preliminary, or other election in the commonwealth.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
