An Act expanding ballot access for regional school district votes
This bill amends Massachusetts election law to standardize polling hours for regional school district votes across all towns within those districts. Currently, regional school districts often have varying voting times, but this legislation would require all polls in such districts to open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. The change directly affects voters in regional school districts who participate in these specific elections, ensuring a uniform voting window regardless of the town they reside in.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Mar 21, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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