An Act relative to city and town clerks mailing of early voting ballots
This bill limits when city and town clerks can mail early voting ballots in Massachusetts to no more than 30 calendar days before an election. It also restricts in-person pickup of these ballots to the same 30-day window and prohibits mailing ballots directly to designated health care facilities within the voter's city or town. Instead, residents at these facilities must receive their ballots in person from election officials within that timeframe. The law defines a designated health care facility as a specific location approved for supervised absentee voting by local election commissioners.
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
How they voted
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
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tommy Vitolo
DDemocratic
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