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Lawrence council tables home-rule petition to require voter ID, asks proponents to refine proposal
Summary
Councilors discussed a home-rule petition asking the Legislature to allow Lawrence to require voter identification for municipal elections, debated potential impacts on absentee/mail voting and vulnerable voters, and voted to table the item for redrafting and further research.
Councilor Anna Levy and colleagues brought forward a home-rule petition proposing that the Legislature allow the city of Lawrence to require voter identification for municipal elections; the City Council voted to table the matter so proponents can rewrite the proposal and address implementation concerns.
The petition as described by proponents would ask the Massachusetts Legislature to authorize a Lawrence-only or pilot requirement for voter ID; Levy said parts of the draft mirror procedures used in other states, including use of an ID number mailed…
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