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By Ms. Atkins of Concord, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 626) of Cory Atkins relative to software used in voting machines for elections. Election Laws. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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By Ms. Atkins of Concord, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 626) of Cory Atkins relative to software used in voting machines for elections. Election Laws. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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An Act relative to software used in voting machines for elections. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 33F of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth sentence the following sentence: Any software program used in the tabulation of the votes cast through the use of a computer or similar counting unit or voting machine shall be owned solely by the commonwealth, not by a private company.