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S 502

Massachusetts Senate bill in Session 194.

Status: failed. Latest action: July 31, 2025.

An Act establishing the right for every citizen to have a secret ballot.

Bill ID MA-194-S-502
Session 194
Status failed
Committee Election Laws
Senate failed 2025-07-31
Elections / Voting
Summary

As it stands now: If you vote by mail you fill out your ballot and put it into a return envelope provided by the town clerk's office ... You then sign your name to that envelope ...

Sponsor
Comerford, Joanne M.
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-27 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-07-31 Status failed
2025-07-31 Latest Action Accompanied a study order, see S2567
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