Chapter 115, An Act Relative to Voting Options in Response to COVID-19
An Act Relative to Voting Options in Response to COVID-19 Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Relative to Voting Options in Response to COVID-19 – Acts of 2020 Chapter 115
- H4762
- H4737
- H4721
- H4699
- S2709
- S2653
- S2654
- H4768
- H4768 Amendments Summary
- Amendment 7 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 9 to H4768 (Rejected)
- Amendment 10 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 14 to H4768 (Rejected)
- Amendment 15 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 18 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 19 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 22 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 23 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 25 to H4768 (Rejected)
- Amendment 26 to H4768 (Rejected)
- Amendment 27 to H4768 (Adopted)
- H4778
- S2755
- S2755 Amendments Summary
- Amendment 2 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 3 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 4 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 5 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 7 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 8 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 10 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 14 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 16 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 18 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 20 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 23 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 24 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 28 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 29 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 31 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 32 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 33 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 34 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 36 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 38 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 39 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 40 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 41 to S2755 (Rejected)
- S2764
- H4820
2. Committee Documents
- H4762 (Election Laws Committee version)
- H4768 (House Ways and Means version)
- S2755 (Senate Ways and Means version)
- H4820 (Conference Committee version)
- Joint Committee on Election Laws Hearing: May 14, 2020
- Common Cause Coalition Testimony on H5075
- Common Cause Coalition: June 3rd Coalition Letter to House
- AARP Massachusetts Letter to House Regarding H.B. No. 4768
- League of Women Voters Public Statement on H4762
- Massachusetts Municipal Association Testimony
- Rep. Daniel Carey Statement
- MassTrac: Lobbying Data for H4820
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- House Roll Call 178 – Amendment 14 to H4768
- House Roll Call 180 – Amendment 10 to H4768
- House Roll Call 181 – Amendment 25 to H4768
- House Roll Call 182 – Amendment 7 to H4768
- House Roll Call 184 – H4768 On Engrossment
- House Roll Call 191 – H4820 On Acceptance
- Senate Roll Call 194 – S.2755 Question on adoption of the amendment (Amendment 20)
- Senate Roll Call 195 – S.2755 Question on adoption of the amendment (Amendment 23)
- Senate Roll Call 196 – S.2755 Question on adoption of the amendment (Amendment 24)
- Senate Roll Call 197 – S.2755 Question on adoption of the amendment (Amendment 28)
- Senate Roll Call 198 – S.2755 Question on adoption of the amendment (Amendment 34)
- Senate Roll Call 199 – H.4778 Question on passing the bill to be engrossed
- Senate Roll Call 204 – H4820 Question on acceptance of conference committee report
- State House News: House Session Summary – Thursday, June 4, 2020
- State House News: House Session Summary – Tuesday, June 30, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary – Tuesday, June 16, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary – Thursday, July 2, 2020
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Common Cause Massachusetts – April 17 Coalition Letter: COVID and Elections
- Legislature mulls bills that would alter elections process
- Massachusetts Bar Association Resolution on 2020 Election Reform
- MBA’s House of Delegates Meets Remotely, Endorses Advocacy Efforts
- Statement of the Election Modernization Coalition* Regarding Election Laws Committee Legislation Expanding Vote By Mail
- Plan to expand mail-in voting faces pushback
- Common Cause Massachusetts: Coalition Statement on H. 4768 and Necessary Amendments
- Opinion: We must brace our elections for COVID-19
- Common Cause Coalition: June 11 Sign-On Letter to the Senate
- Statement of AARP Massachusetts Mike Festa Regarding Senate Passage of An Act Relative to Voting Options in Response to Covid-19
- Spurred by coronavirus threat, Massachusetts vote-by-mail bills take shape as 2020 elections draw closer
- Massachusetts lawmakers closer to bringing early, mail-in voting options to 2020 elections
- Common Cause Massachusetts: Bill Summary: AN ACT RELATIVE TO VOTING OPTIONS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
- State House News: Lunch Briefs: Mail-In Vote Bill Vote | To-Go Cocktails | “Weak” Governors | Outdoor Dining
- State House News: Lunch Briefs: OCPF Search on Hold | Mail-In Voting Costs | “Stupid Thing to Do”
- State House News: Morning Briefs: House Agenda Latest | COVID-19 & Group Homes | Dems Take Two
- State House News: Advocates: Mail Method Matters in Voting Reform Bill
- State House News: Senate Voting Access Bill Resembles House Plan
- State House News: Expanded Voting Options For 2020 Elections Pass Senate
- State House News: Afternoon Briefs: Automatic Ballot Plan | Vehicle Repair Question
- State House News: Brookline Investigation Highlights Vote-by-Mail Issues
- State House News: Voting Bills Diverge on Mailings, Poll Location Change
- State House News: Mail-in, Early Voting Compromise Teed up for Votes