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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3938 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 721
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Chynah Tyler and Mindy Domb
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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 voting rights.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Chynah Tyler7th Suffolk1/20/2023Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/20/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/14/2023Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex2/14/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3938 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 721
By Representatives Tyler of Boston and Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 721) of Chynah Tyler, Mindy Domb and others relative to voting rights for convicted
felons. Election Laws.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 837 OF 2021-2022.]
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 voting rights.
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 1. Section 1 of chapter 50 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 138 and 139, the following words:-
3“, except if by reason of a felony conviction”.
4 SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
5amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the following words:- “or incarcerated in a correctional
6facility due to a felony conviction,”.