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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 408 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 874
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Erika Uyterhoeven
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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 restoration.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex1/9/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 408 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 874
By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 874)
of Erika Uyterhoeven for legislation to restore voting rights to incarcerated felons. Election
Laws.
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 voting rights restoration.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
restore voting rights to incarcerated felons, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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,”.