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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2757 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3577
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sean Garballey
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to uniformity of ballots in polling places.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/18/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2757 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3577
By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3577) of
Sean Garballey relative to uniformity of ballots in polling places. Election Laws.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to uniformity of ballots in polling places.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 44 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
3 Ballots shall be uniform in size, material and content for all voters in a polling place,
4regardless of whether the ballot is voted on a ballot-marking device or directly on a paper ballot.
5Ballots shall be tabulated directly from the voter-marked selections and not from a barcode, QR
6code or other representation not marked by the voter, either on a ballot-marking device or
7directly on paper.