{"id":1111,"date":"2020-08-28T02:46:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T06:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2020-08-28T22:10:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T02:10:03","slug":"chapter-205-an-act-automatically-registering-voters-and-enhancing-safeguards-against-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/2020\/08\/28\/chapter-205-an-act-automatically-registering-voters-and-enhancing-safeguards-against-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 205, An Act Automatically Registering Voters and Enhancing Safeguards Against Fraud\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. \u00a0Procedural History and Bill Versions<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Older Versions:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H2080.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H2080<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H2091.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H2091<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H2098.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H2098<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H2099.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H2099<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H2105.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H2105<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H4320.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H4320<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">H.4667:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-1-Adopted-Dooley.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #1 Adopted (Dooley)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-2-Rejected-Dooley.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #2 Rejected (Dooley)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-3-Withdrawn-Dooley.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #3 Withdrawn (Dooley)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-4-Withdrawn-Dooley.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #4 Withdrawn (Dooley)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-5-Withdrawn-Cusack.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #5 Withdrawn (Cusack)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-6-Withdrawn-Jones.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #6 Withdrawn (Jones)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-7-Withdrawn-Dooley.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #7 Withdrawn (Dooley)<\/a> <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-8-Withdrawn-Jones.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-8-Withdrawn-Jones.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #8 Withdrawn (Jones)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-9-Howitt-Rejected.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #9 (Howitt) Rejected<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-10-Adopted-Jones.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #10 Adopted (Jones)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-11-Rejected-Jones.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #11 Rejected (Jones)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-12-Rejected-Kuros.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #12 Rejected (Kuros)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-13-Withdrawn-Dooley.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #13 Withdrawn (Dooley)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-14-Adopted-Donato.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #14 Adopted (Donato)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4667-Amendment-15-Adopted-Sanchez.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4667 Amendment #15 Adopted (Sanchez)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H4667.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H4667<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">H.4671:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4671-Adopted-Amendment-Spilka.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4671 Adopted Amendment (Spilka)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Bill-H.4671-Rejected-Amendment-Spilka.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill H.4671 Rejected Amendment (Spilka)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H.4671-Committee-Vote-636x348.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H.4671-Committee-Vote-636x348.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H.4671-Committee-Vote-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H.4671-Committee-Vote-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H.4671-Committee-Vote.png 1504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H4671.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H4671<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/S369.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S369<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/S373.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S373<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Latest Version:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H4834-Legislative-History-Roadmap.docx\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H4834 Legislative History Roadmap<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H4834.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H4834<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/H.4834-Bill-Report-Summary.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H.4834 Bill Report Summary<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Committee Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Floor Documents &amp; Conference Committee Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">H.4671<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Senate-Floor-Debate-H.4671-636x476.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Senate-Floor-Debate-H.4671-636x476.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Senate-Floor-Debate-H.4671-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Senate-Floor-Debate-H.4671-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Senate-Floor-Debate-H.4671-1536x1149.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/Senate-Floor-Debate-H.4671.png 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2020\/08\/SenateRollCall438.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">SenateRollCall438<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Executive Action Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. Press Reports (links only)<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"article-hdr\" data-reactid=\"210\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2018\/07\/30\/auto-voter-registration-bill-passes\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill To Automatically Register Voters Sails Through Mass. Senate<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-hdr\" data-reactid=\"210\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-release\/massachusetts-becomes-14th-state-to-adopt-automatic-voter-registration\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Massachusetts Becomes 14th State to Adopt Automatic Voter Registration<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-hdr\" data-reactid=\"210\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/politics\/2018\/07\/legislature_sends_automatic_vo.html\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Legislature sends automatic voter registration bill to Gov. Charlie Baker&#8217;s desk<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-hdr\" data-reactid=\"210\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governing.com\/topics\/politics\/gov-automatic-voter-registration-massachusetts-baker.html?utm_term=Automatic%20Voter%20Registration%20Gains%20\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Automatic Voter Registration Gains Bipartisan Momentum<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-hdr\" data-reactid=\"210\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/charlie-baker-voter-registration_n_5b6d1f53e4b0ae32af96e0b6\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Republican Gov. Signs Automatic Voter Registration Bill Into Law In Massachusetts<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-reactid=\"210\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonmagazine.com\/news\/2018\/07\/31\/automatic-voter-registration-massachusetts-baker\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Soon, you could be registered to vote automatically\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. \u00a0Procedural History and Bill Versions Older Versions: H2080 H2091 H2098 H2099 H2105 H4320 H.4667:\u00a0 Bill H.4667 Amendment #1 Adopted (Dooley) Bill H.4667 Amendment #2 Rejected (Dooley) Bill H.4667 Amendment #3 Withdrawn (Dooley) Bill H.4667 Amendment #4 Withdrawn (Dooley) Bill H.4667 Amendment #5 Withdrawn (Cusack) Bill H.4667 Amendment #6 Withdrawn (Jones) Bill H.4667 Amendment #7 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17929,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17929"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1111"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1481,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111\/revisions\/1481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}