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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2617 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 861 |
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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 | | Edward R. Philips |
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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 authorizing local voting rights for permanent resident aliens residing in Sharon. |
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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:Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2617 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 861 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 861) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Edward R. Philips (by vote of the town) that the town of Sharon be authorized to grant local |
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| 20 | 20 | | voting rights for permanent resident aliens in said town. Election Laws. [Local Approval |
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| 21 | 21 | | Received.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3899 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act authorizing local voting rights for permanent resident aliens residing in Sharon. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one of Chapter fifty-one of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2General Laws, or any other general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, residents of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3the town of Sharon who are aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4States and who meet all qualifications for registering to vote except U.S. citizenship, may, upon |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5application, have their names entered on a register of qualified permanent resident alien voters |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6and may thereafter vote in any election for local offices, local ballot questions, and at Town |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7Meeting. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 SECTION 2. The Sharon Select Board is authorized to formulate regulations and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9guidelines to implement the purpose of this act. 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 SECTION 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed to confer upon permanent resident |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11aliens the right to vote for any state or federal office or any state or federal ballot question. |
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