1 of 1 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1936 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 500 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Nick Collins _________________ 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 specially qualified voters. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Nick CollinsFirst Suffolk 1 of 1 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1936 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 500 By Mr. Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 500) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to specially qualified voters. Election Laws. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE SENATE, NO. 409 OF 2023-2024.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025-2026) _______________ An Act relative to specially qualified 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 50 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, is 2amended by striking out the text contained in lines 129 to 136, inclusive, and further; by striking 3out the text “(ii) absent from the commonwealth; or” contained in line 137, and further; by 4striking out the subsection label “(iii)” in line 138 and inserting in place thereof the label:- “(ii)”.