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By Mr. Frost of Auburn, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 648) of Paul K. Frost relative to the identification requirements of persons registering to vote. Election Laws. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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By Mr. Frost of Auburn, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 648) of Paul K. Frost relative to the identification requirements of persons registering to vote. 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 verification of citizenship when registering to vote. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION1.
Chapter 56 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after section 4 the
following section:—
Section 4A. Any person registering to vote for the first time in the
Commonwealth shall provide verification of U.S. citizenship. Such verification shall include one of
the following: a birth certificate, passport or United States naturalization
papers.
Any person who transfers, alters, or defaces any such card or license or who
makes, uses, carries, sells, or distributes a false identification for the
purposes of voting illegally shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.