H 849 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to inactive voters and municipal census administration

This bill amends a state law to change how municipal election officials identify inactive voters. It replaces the requirement that voters be marked inactive after "of the current year" with "for 2 consecutive years," meaning voters who haven't participated in elections for two years in a row will now be considered inactive. This directly affects voters who haven't cast a ballot in two consecutive election cycles and municipal officials managing voter registration records. The change streamlines the process for updating inactive voter lists without adding new requirements or penalties.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Apr 2, 2026
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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