Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H849 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/27/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Steven Owens
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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 inactive voters and municipal census administration.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/6/2025Steven Owens29th Middlesex2/11/2025 1 of 1
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By Representatives LeBoeuf of Worcester and Owens of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by 
bill, House, No. 849) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Steven Owens relative to inactive 
voters and municipal census administration.  Election Laws.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 702 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to inactive voters and municipal census administration.
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 37 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, 
2is hereby amended by striking out the words “of the current year”, in line 29, and inserting in 
3place thereof the following words:- for 2 consecutive years.