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Senator urges making Election Day a legal holiday and adding paid voting leave
3297268 · May 13, 2025
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Sen. Rausch told the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight the bill would make Election Day a state holiday in even‑numbered years and add two hours paid voting leave for workers who cannot observe the holiday, citing Pew Research turnout reasons and other states' practices.
Senator Rausch told the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight on May 12 she is sponsoring a bill to make Election Day a legal holiday in Massachusetts on the first Tuesday in November in even‑numbered years and to provide two hours of paid voting…
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