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Leader Donato urges emergency election authority for Secretary to keep elections running during state emergencies
Summary
Leader Donato presented H.832 to the Joint Committee on Election Laws, a bill to allow the Secretary of the Commonwealth to adopt emergency measures for election administration during a governor‑declared state emergency. The bill would create statutory authority to implement contingency measures, such as electronically sending absentee ballots to
Leader Donato told the Joint Committee on Election Laws that H.832 would give the Secretary of the Commonwealth authority to adopt emergency measures for election administration when the governor declares a state emergency.
Leader Donato said Massachusetts currently lacks a clear statutory process for managing elections during emergencies, forcing officials to seek court intervention in situations such as…
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