An Act relative to early voting and vote by mail
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 6/10/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Election Laws |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J15 | Favorable | 1 entries |
Section 25B of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “election.”, in line 34, the following words:-The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall develop a mechanism for voters to opt out of vote by mail mailers.
Said section 25B of said chapter 54, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “paragraph”, in line 257, the following words:- If twenty-five percent or more of the votes cast in the prior state election in any municipality were by mail, pursuant to this section the mayor of a city or board of selectmen or select board of a town may opt to reduce or eliminate early voting as authorized by this section . If twenty-five percent or more of the votes cast in the prior state election in a municipality were by mail pursuant to this section , the mayor of a city or board of selectmen or select board of a town may opt to reduce or eliminate early voting pursuant to this section.
SECTION 1. Section 25B of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “election.”, in line 34, the following words:-The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall develop a mechanism for voters to opt out of vote by mail mailers. SECTION 2. Said section 25B of said chapter 54, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “paragraph”, in line 257, the following words:- If twenty-five percent or more of the votes cast in the prior state election in any municipality were by mail, pursuant to this section the mayor of a city or board of selectmen or select board of a town may opt to reduce or eliminate early voting as authorized by this section . If twenty-five percent or more of the votes cast in the prior state election in a municipality were by mail pursuant to this section , the mayor of a city or board of selectmen or select board of a town may opt to reduce or eliminate early voting pursuant to this section.