SENATE, No. 9

By Mr. Moore (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 9) of Ross J. Rajotte for a legislative amendment to the Constitution allowing absentee voting. Election Laws

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Five.

PROPOSAL FOR A LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION ALLOWING ABSENTEE VOTING

A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of General Court and approved by the people at the state next following]:

ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.

 

Article XLV of the state constitution is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof, the following:--

subject to local acceptance by a two-thirds vote, a city or town may vote to allow voting at home such as absentee voting for any reason given.