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MA S502

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joanne Comerford

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Requires inclusion of a secrecy envelope with all vote-by-mail ballots, allowing voters to seal their completed ballot inside before placing it in the signed return envelope
  • Addresses current practice where ballots placed directly in signed return envelopes compromise voter anonymity by linking the ballot to the voter's signature
  • Requires return envelopes to display the voter's mailing address rather than only the residence address
  • Aims to prevent ballots from being lost if the clerk's office address becomes unreadable, ensuring undeliverable ballots can be returned to voters for correction or hand-delivery
  • Filed January 14, 2025 by Senator Joanne M. Comerford (by request) and referred to Election Laws committee

Legislative Description

Establishing the right for every citizen to have a secret ballot

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2567

7/31/2025

Committee Referrals

Election Laws2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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