By Miss Garry of Dracut, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 651) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to further regulate conduct at polling places.  Election Laws.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Colleen M. Garry

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act regulating conduct at polling places.

    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 65 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, after the first paragraph, the following paragraph:—
No rule, regulation or provision of law shall prohibit a candidate on the current election ballot from greeting voters and soliciting votes within 150 feet of the entrance door to the building where a polling place is located, provided that he/she is not distributing campaign material nor obstructing voters entering the polls.