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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 712 FILED ON: 1/12/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 859 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Kelly W. Pease |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to consolidate ballot request notifications. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kelly W. Pease4th Hampden1/12/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 712 FILED ON: 1/12/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 859 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Pease of Westfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 859) of Kelly |
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| 19 | 19 | | W. Pease for legislation to further regulate ballot request notifications. Election Laws. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act to consolidate ballot request notifications. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, annually, no later |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2than February 15, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall provide an annual mailing to all |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3registered voters in the Commonwealth. The mailing shall include: (1) information on how to |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4request a mail-in or absentee ballot for any election scheduled during that calendar year; and (2) |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5instructions for submitting a ballot request online, by phone, or by mail. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6 Section 2. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall not be permitted to send additional |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7mailings related to ballot requests for individual elections during that calendar year unless |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8otherwise mandated by federal law. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately upon passage. |
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