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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2760 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 865
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Rogers
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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 the qualification of voters.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2760 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 865
By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 865) of
David M. Rogers for legislation to further define felony convictions as relates to the
disqualification of voters. Election Laws.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 713 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 the qualification of voters.
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 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is
2hereby amended by inserting after the word “conviction”, in line 3, the following words:- for a
3violation of section 13, 13b, 13b ½, 16 or 24 of chapter 265 or for which the person may be
4punished by imprisonment in a state prison for life.