Press Statement  Statement from AG Healey on Supreme Judicial Court Decision on 20-Day Voter Registration Deadline

Boston — Attorney General Maura Healey today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Judicial Court’s guidance regarding the Commonwealth’s laws with respect to the 20-day voter registration deadline:

“Voting rights are civil rights. We thank the Supreme Judicial Court for its thoughtful decision. As the court unanimously acknowledged, it is the state’s obligation to continue to update our laws to ensure that every eligible voter has a full opportunity to exercise this essential right. I urge the legislature to seize this opportunity, starting with Automatic Voter Registration, and by making Election-Day Registration a reality in Massachusetts.”