An Act granting the town of Sunderland the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for town of Sunderland residents aged 16 and 17 years old
This bill would allow the town of Sunderland to legally permit residents aged 16 and 17 to vote in local town elections, directly affecting young residents living in Sunderland. It grants the town the authority to implement this change, but requires approval by the Sunderland town meeting before it could take effect. The bill specifically modifies municipal election rules for Sunderland only, not for other towns or state-level elections. It does not automatically lower the voting age statewide but provides a local option for Sunderland to adopt.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced Jun 9, 2025
Last action Apr 2, 2026
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
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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