H 702 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to inactive voters and municipal census administration

This bill amends Massachusetts election law to change how municipalities handle voters who have not voted recently. Under the new rule, a voter is considered inactive if they have not cast a ballot in two consecutive years, rather than just one year as previously defined. This change directly affects local election officials who manage voter rolls and determine which names are removed from active lists. The update aims to streamline the census administration process by using a stricter timeline for identifying inactive voters.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Aug 22, 2024
Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Apr 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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