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Joint Committee onElection Laws

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It shall be the duty of the committee on Election Laws to consider all matters concerning elections, election laws and such other matters as may be referred.

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Bill Num. Title Sponsor Report Type
S.12  Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to absentee and early voting by voters of the Commonwealth  Therese Murray   Favorable 
S.11  Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission  James B. Eldridge   Adverse 
S.10  Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the election of members of the state senate  William N. Brownsberger   Adverse 
H.63  Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting by qualified voters of the Commonwealth  William M. Straus   Favorable 
H.62  Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting by qualified voters of the Commonwealth who are also poll workers  David M. Nangle   Favorable 
H.61  Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution A Proposal for an amendment to the Constitution relative to a vacancy in the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor  Jay R. Kaufman   Favorable 
H.60  Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for an independent redistricting commission  Bradley H. Jones, Jr.   Adverse 

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Bill Num. Title Sponsor Arrived Hearing Schedule
H.645  An Act relative to voting by the instant runoff voting method  Ellen Story    1/22/2013   
H.646  An Act relative to voting by the instant runoff voting method in primary elections  Ellen Story    1/22/2013   
H.573  An Act relative to municipal election ballots   Diana DiZoglio    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.562  An Act relative to updating the election laws  Jennifer E. Benson    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.609  An Act relative to cancellation devices on voting machines  Aaron Michlewitz    1/22/2013   
H.610  An Act relative to an election laws implementation task force  Aaron Michlewitz    1/22/2013   
H.611  An Act relative to annual training of local election officials  Aaron Michlewitz    1/22/2013   
H.559  An Act relative to the accountability of corporate political spending  Cory Atkins    1/22/2013   
H.626  An Act relative to valid identification at voting polls  Elizabeth A. Poirier    1/22/2013   
H.649  An Act relative to absentee ballots.  Martin J. Walsh    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.588  An Act relative to voter privacy  Anne M. Gobi    1/22/2013   
H.574  An Act relative to state primary elections  James J. Dwyer    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.575  An Act relative to the regulating of primary elections  James J. Dwyer    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.627  An Act to protect the integrity of initiative and referendum petitions  Denise Provost    1/22/2013   
H.560  An Act assuring that polling places are accessible to elderly and physically challenged voters  Bruce J. Ayers    1/22/2013   
H.576  An Act relative to clarity in census disclosure  Carolyn C. Dykema    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.612  An Act regarding Decennial division of wards and precincts in the city of Boston  Aaron Michlewitz    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.598  An Act relative to voting by the instant runoff voting method  Jay R. Kaufman    1/22/2013   
H.599  An Act relative to voting by the instant runoff voting method in primaries  Jay R. Kaufman    1/22/2013   
H.600  An Act to ensure secure voting equipment  Jay R. Kaufman 
Michael Barrett  		 1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.652  An Act apportioning electoral votes by Congressional District  Daniel B. Winslow    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.644  An Act to remove restrictions on absentee voting  Thomas M. Stanley    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.613  An Act to provide for audits of election results  Aaron Michlewitz    1/22/2013   
H.614  An Act relative to pre-registration of voters  Aaron Michlewitz    1/22/2013   
H.615  An Act relative to creating access to early voting   Aaron Michlewitz    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.617  An Act relative to pre-registration of voters  Michael J. Moran    1/22/2013   
H.618  An Act to provide for audits of election results  Michael J. Moran    1/22/2013   
H.651  An Act strengthening campaign finance  Martha M. Walz 
Cory Atkins  		 1/22/2013   
H.628  An Act enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth  Byron Rushing    1/22/2013   
H.590  An Act to amend the Barnstable County Home Rule Charter by adding a recall provision  Randy Hunt    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.589  An Act relative to voter identification  Bradford Hill    1/22/2013   
H.561  An Act relative to voter qualifications   Ruth B. Balser    1/22/2013   
H.571  An Act relative to the distribution of personal information  Mark J. Cusack    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
S.316  An Act relative to the pre-registration of voters  Sal N. DiDomenico    1/22/2013   
H.621  An Act relative to special municipal elections  David M. Nangle    1/22/2013   
H.650  An Act to establish early voting  Steven M. Walsh    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.585  An Act establishing on-campus election law reforms  Sean Garballey 
Diana DiZoglio  		 1/22/2013   
H.639  An Act relative to political designations  Angelo M. Scaccia    1/22/2013   
H.3323  An Act authorizing local voting rights for permanent resident aliens in the town of Wayland  Thomas P. Conroy    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.566  An Act to improve campaign finance disclosure  Antonio F. D. Cabral    1/22/2013   
H.580  An Act relative to showing identification when voting  Paul K. Frost    1/22/2013   
H.587  An Act regulating conduct at polling places.  Colleen M. Garry    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.577  An Act to ensure voter privacy and integrity  Ryan C. Fattman    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.641  An Act providing for recall elections in the town of Wales  Todd M. Smola 
Stephen M. Brewer  		 1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
S.331  An Act establishing risk-based audits of election results  Anthony W. Petruccelli    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.623  An Act relative to voting overseas   Jerald A. Parisella    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.586  An Act ensuring election integrity through voter identification.  Colleen M. Garry    1/22/2013   
H.603  An Act relative to the selection of Lieutenant Governor  Robert M. Koczera    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
S.334  An Act relative to vote challengers  Stanley C. Rosenberg    1/22/2013   
S.332  An Act to protect the integrity of initiative and referendum petitions  Stanley C. Rosenberg    1/22/2013   
S.333  An Act relative to political designations  Stanley C. Rosenberg    1/22/2013   
H.570  An Act to provide to certain employees of the commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process  Tackey Chan    1/22/2013   
H.558  An Act relative to absentee ballots  Brian M. Ashe    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.624  An Act relative to unaffiliated voters  Alice Hanlon Peisch    1/22/2013   
H.642  An Act regarding ballot voting options  Theodore C. Speliotis    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.647  An Act relative to election laws  William M. Straus 
George N. Peterson, Jr.  		 1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.578  An Act relative to accessibility and preservation of write in voting records  Ann-Margaret Ferrante    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.630  An Act to close certain campaign finance loopholes  Tom Sannicandro    1/22/2013   
H.629  An Act to ensure voter access  Tom Sannicandro    1/22/2013   
H.640  An Act providing a local option for instant runoff voting in city or town elections  Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.    1/22/2013   
H.557  An Act establishing permanent voter registration for registered voters who move within the commonwealth  Denise Andrews    1/22/2013   
S.328  An Act relative to voter registration agencies  Michael R. Knapik    1/22/2013   
S.313  An Act establishing online voter registration  Katherine M. Clark    1/22/2013   
H.648  An Act relative to certain county elections for certain vacancies  William M. Straus    1/22/2013   
H.601  An Act relative to reimbursement for municipalities for costs incurred in conducting special elections  John D. Keenan    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.581  An Act establishing online voter registration  Sean Garballey    1/22/2013   
H.582  An Act to establish permanent voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth  Sean Garballey    1/22/2013   
S.337  An Act providing for the reimbursement of expenditures related to special elections to fill vacancies in the state’s congressional delegation  Karen E. Spilka    1/22/2013   
H.597  An Act establishing an independent redistricting commission and criteria for redistricting for congressional districts  Bradley H. Jones, Jr.    1/22/2013   
H.583  An Act relative to age requirements in local elections  Sean Garballey    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.584  An Act relative to the reimbursement of local costs of special elections  Sean Garballey    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.569  An Act relative to polling places used for the general election  James M. Cantwell    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.563  An Act prohibiting certain election practices.  John J. Binienda    1/22/2013   
H.579  An Act to establish election day registration  Gloria L. Fox 
Jennifer E. Benson  		 1/22/2013   
S.335  An Act requiring photo identification to receive a ballot  Richard J. Ross    1/22/2013   
H.572  An Act establishing voter identification procedures  Viriato Manuel deMacedo    1/22/2013   
S.317  An Act allowing citizens seventeen (17) years of age to vote in the City of Lowell municipal elections  Eileen M. Donoghue    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
S.336  An Act relative to campaign finance during special elections  Richard J. Ross    1/22/2013   
H.606  An Act relative to duplicative poll workers  Robert M. Koczera    1/22/2013   
H.592  An Act requiring photo identification for voting  Bradley H. Jones, Jr.    1/22/2013   
H.607  Resolve establishing a commission to study the implementation of voting my mail in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts  Robert M. Koczera    1/22/2013   
H.631  An Act relative to specially qualified voters  Angelo M. Scaccia    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.593  An Act relative to overseas absentee voting  Bradley H. Jones, Jr.    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.567  An Act expanding eligibility to vote by absentee ballot  James M. Cantwell    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.625  An Act relative to absentee ballots  Alice Hanlon Peisch    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.595  An Act changing the campaign finance reporting cycle  Bradley H. Jones, Jr.    1/22/2013   
H.596  An Act relative to the voting procedures for presidential electors  Bradley H. Jones, Jr.    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.604  An Act relative to early voting  Robert M. Koczera    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.591  An Act repealing national popular vote  Bradley H. Jones, Jr.    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.616  An Act amending the preparation of certain ballots in the city of Boston  Aaron Michlewitz    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.568  An Act allowing no excuse absentee voting and establishing voting by early ballot  James M. Cantwell    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.556  An Act relative to recall elections in the Commonwealth  Denise Andrews    1/22/2013   
H.602  An Act relative to limiting contributions to ballot question committees  Peter V. Kocot    1/22/2013   
H.632  An Act relative to absentee voting  Angelo M. Scaccia    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.633  An Act relative to voter registration for program participants  Angelo M. Scaccia    1/22/2013   
H.619  An Act relative to the central registry of voters  Michael J. Moran 
Sonia Chang-Diaz  		 1/22/2013   
H.620  An Act to establish permanent voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth  Michael J. Moran 
Sonia Chang-Diaz  		 1/22/2013   
H.594  An Act relative to the administration of political action committees  Bradley H. Jones, Jr.    1/22/2013   
H.638  An Act relative to special elections for senator and representative in Congress  Angelo M. Scaccia    1/22/2013   
H.622  An Act relative to requiring photo ID when casting provisional ballots  Shaunna O'Connell    1/22/2013   
H.608  An Act to increase voter registration  James J. Lyons, Jr.    1/22/2013   
H.564  An Act permitting certain questions on presidential primary ballots  Paul Brodeur    1/22/2013   
H.634  An Act relative to studying online voter registration  Angelo M. Scaccia    1/22/2013   
H.565  An Act to expand access to voter registration  Antonio F. D. Cabral    1/22/2013   
S.318  An Act promoting voter registration  James B. Eldridge    1/22/2013   
S.319  An Act to ascertain and carry out the will of the people relative to the calling and holding of a constitutional convention  James B. Eldridge    1/22/2013   
H.635  An Act relative to the establishing of an election task force   Angelo M. Scaccia    1/22/2013   
S.320  An Act relative to accountability for corporate political spending  James B. Eldridge    1/22/2013   
S.321  An Act relative to the disclosure of political spending  James B. Eldridge    1/22/2013   
S.322  An Act relative to election officers  James B. Eldridge    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
S.314  An Act establishing election day registration  Cynthia S. Creem    1/22/2013   
H.636  An Act relative to advance voting  Angelo M. Scaccia    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
S.323  An Act relative to fair election in Massachusetts  James B. Eldridge    1/22/2013   
S.324  An Act requiring the use of paper ballots  James B. Eldridge    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
S.325  An Act modernizing our voter registration system  James B. Eldridge    1/22/2013   
S.310  An act to establish sticky voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth.  Sonia Chang-Diaz    1/22/2013   
S.311  An Act relative to the central registry of voters  Sonia Chang-Diaz    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 5/15/2013 2:00:00 PM  
S.315  An Act to enhance reporting requirements for candidates and committees  Cynthia S. Creem    1/22/2013   
S.329  An Act clarifying restrictions on campaign expenditures  Richard T. Moore    1/22/2013   
S.312  An Act to modernize voter registration and jury pool lists   Sonia Chang-Diaz    1/22/2013   
S.339  An Act relative to voter identification.  Bruce E. Tarr    1/22/2013   
S.327  An Act reforming election laws  Barry R. Finegold    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 4/3/2013 2:00:00 PM  
S.338  An Act to remove unfair incumbent advantage from the ballot and to change "unenrolled" to "independent".  Bruce E. Tarr    1/22/2013   
S.330  An Act to promote fair campaign practices  Richard T. Moore    1/22/2013   
S.340  An Act on strengthening and clarifying residency requirements for the purpose of voting   Bruce E. Tarr    1/22/2013   
S.341  An Act relative to redistricting  Bruce E. Tarr    1/22/2013   
S.326  An Act relative to eliminating sub-precincts in the town of Andover  Barry R. Finegold    1/22/2013   
H.605  An Act relative to party representation of election officers  Robert M. Koczera    1/22/2013   
H.637  An Act relative to election emergencies  Angelo M. Scaccia    1/22/2013   
S.309  Resolutions urging the Census Bureau to provide redistricting data that counts prisoners in a manner consistent with the principles of “One Person, One Vote.”  Sonia Chang-Diaz    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.643  An Act relative to absentee ballots  Theodore C. Speliotis    1/22/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.3340  An Act to increase transparency within campaigns  James J. Lyons, Jr.    1/22/2013   
H.3307  An Act relative to public street listings  F. Jay Barrows    1/22/2013   
H.3308  An Act relative to voter identification  F. Jay Barrows    1/22/2013   
H.3185  Resolutions Urging the Census Bureau to Provide Redistricting Data that Counts Prisoners in a Manner Consistent with the Principles of “One Person, One Vote.”  Linda Dorcena Forry    3/19/2013  Scheduled For 3/27/2013 2:00:00 PM  
H.3422  An Act to ensure elected representation  Tom Sannicandro    1/22/2013   
H.3457  An Act regarding advisory questions on ballots in the city of Newton  Ruth B. Balser    5/14/2013   
H.2830  An Act relative to closing a gap in campaign finance laws  Bradley H. Jones, Jr.    5/14/2013